Thai traditional music tuning synthesizing for function tuning setting used in contemporary electronic musical instruments

Abstract

This thesis is about researching and developing. Studying the structure of equal 7 tone musical system use by Thai traditional musical bands and how to setup tuning functions in electric musical instruments. Using electric musical instruments in a Thai traditional musical band for performance was the objective. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The format of Thai equal 7 tone system that is divided by equal 7 intervals in an octave. It uses 5 tones to create the Thai musical scale. It can modulate to another scale in the equal 7 tone system when being performed. 2. Setup the frequency of the notes by using the Micro tuning function in electric instruments, such as keyboards or synthesizers, to tune the frequency of notes when performing with Thai traditional instruments;