I built a web-based microtonal piano that lets you explore music beyond the standard 12-tone equal temperament.

Most Western music uses 12 equally spaced notes per octave. But this is just one of many possible tuning systems. Microtonal music explores the spaces between these notes, using tuning systems with different numbers of divisions per octave or entirely different mathematical relationships between pitches.

The app lets you:

  • Play with different tuning systems (various equal temperaments, just intonation, etc.)
  • Hear how the same melody sounds in different tunings
  • Explore the mathematical relationships between pitches

Try it out: osolmaz.github.io/microtonal-piano