Here are some MIDI files with alternate tunings for the Prophet REV2. These are tunings that are used in early / baroque music. Many pipe organs use these tunings, for example.
Slot 2: Just Intonation, base pitch A
Slot 3: Just Intonation, base pitch C
Slot 4: Just Intonation, base pitch D
Slot 5: Pythagorean, base pitch A
Slot 6: Pythagorean, base pitch C
Slot 7: Pythagorean, base pitch D
Slot 8: Quarter-comma Mean, base pitch A
Slot 9: Quarter-comma Mean, base pitch C
Slot 10: Quarter-comma Mean, base pitch D
Slot 11: Werckmeister III, base pitch A
Slot 12: Werckmeister III, base pitch C
Slot 13: Werckmeister III, base pitch D
Slot 14: Silbermann 2, base pitch A
Slot 15: Silbermann 2, base pitch D
Slot 16: Zarlino, base pitch A
Slot 17: Zarlino, base pitch D
These are .mid files. I loaded them in using MIDI-OX on Windows. My process is as follows:
1. Turn on the REV2 and connect it to the computer with MIDI
2. Open MIDI-OX
3. Under Options->Midi Devices, deselect all devices under MIDI Inputs and MIDI Outputs, then close the window.
4. Select Actions->Play Midi
5. A little tool bar will pop up. Select the icon that looks like a MIDI port.
6. Choose "Rev2" and hit OK
7. Hit the icon that looks like a folder, then navigate the the file you want to load and choose it.
8. Hit the "play" icon. This should immediately load in the new tuning.
I included three base pitches for each tuning except the last two, because these are commonly used keys, and these tunings really sound best when you are playing in the key they were designed for. A fun thing to try is to load "Quarter-comma Mean" for example, and play a scale in the key of A, and then play a scale in the key of C. You will hear how far off it sounds very clearly in the key of C.
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