Alternative: Microtonic
To test the hypothesis that a microtonic can function as a true tonic, we conducted a simple experiment (see Appendix A). Participants listened to a 3-minute excerpt of a 19-EDO (63.16 cents/step) chord progression: Microtonic I – iv – V – I. The tonic was set at 0 cents, but all other intervals deviated from 12-TET.
Here are the top alternatives to consider for your production setup: 1. Arturia DrumBrute (Software VST) microtonic alternative
While Microtonic is a full drum kit, is the industry standard for "visual" drum synthesis. Like Microtonic, it relies on synthesis rather than samples, but it offers a much more visual approach to shaping your transients and pitch curves. To test the hypothesis that a microtonic can