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The Shocking Truth about Tuning
The following are just a few of the many composers who write music outside of the modern western world of plain vanilla standard 12-tone equal-temperament tuning: Peter Gabriel Afro Celt Sound System Dead Can Dance The Orb The Future Sound of London Danny Elfman Thomas Newman Maire Brennan Ralph Blizzard Dolly Parton Geoffrey Oryema Rob Ickes The Cranberries Eminem Wendy Carlos Brian Eno Zap Mama Faithless Huun Huur Tu Natacha Atlas DJ Spooky Sinead O'Connor Siouxsie and the Banshees Sonic Youth The Doors The Mills Brothers Now go and do likewise. — Jeff

The Shocking Truth about Tuning

The following are just a few of the many composers who write music outside of the modern western world of plain vanilla standard 12-tone equal-temperament tuning:

Peter Gabriel
Afro Celt Sound System
Dead Can Dance
The Orb
The Future Sound of London
Danny Elfman
Thomas Newman
Maire Brennan
Ralph Blizzard
Dolly Parton
Geoffrey Oryema
Rob Ickes
The Cranberries
Eminem
Wendy Carlos
Brian Eno
Zap Mama
Faithless
Huun Huur Tu
Natacha Atlas
DJ Spooky
Sinead O'Connor
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Sonic Youth
The Doors
The Mills Brothers

Now go and do likewise.

— Jeff

(This is just a small selection of composers listed to briefly make the point that the issue of tuning is not an obscure one. It is not intended to be a best-of list. Please do not be offended by those who are not listed.)