Scala open Scala files

Inherits from: Tuning 

Reads Scala files and creates a Tuning based on them. It can also generate a Scale that includes every interval in the Tuning. See Tuning for the principle methods.

More information about the Scala file format, and a link to the scale library, can be found at: 

http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html

Creation / Class Methods

*new (path)

open a Scala file

path - path to the Scala file. Default value is nil.

// Example

a = Scala("slendro.scl");

*open (path)

a more intiutive syntax for opening a Scala file

// Example

File.openDialog(nil,

{|path| a = Scala(path)});

Accessing Instance and Class Variables

scale

Generates a Scale which contains as a degree every step in the tuning

// Example

a = Scala("slendro.scl");

b = a.scale;