2014 Musical Notation

Maya Device

Pratt, Ryan Hughes

This online version of the 8-inch diameter paper device can be used as an aid for the composition and analysis of microtonal music. Similar to the proportional scale tool, the Maya tool allows its user to determine several kinds of intervallic relationships, convert from one system of measurement to another, and make relative interval calculations to the nearest cent (1/100 of ½ tone) by rotating its central pitch disc with the mouse.

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