Sacred Sonics' geometric tuning systems tap into the natural geometries of nature, chemistry, acoustics, and energy. To create healing tones and music that are most compatible with the manifestation of healing and wellness. Each playable on standard equipment.
Experimenting with any of our tuning systems is as easy as loading a MTS file into your compatible keyboard or VST. Each tuning standard is designed to a twelve-tone octave and provide a wide assortment of harmonicly colorful tone palettes for composition of healing music.
Don't care to take the time building the tuning system files from scratch? We've got you covered. Our downloads area provides .TUN and .MTS files for every tuning system within the Sacred Sonics library. Purchase licenses for single or multi-packaged systems for fast download
To start us on our brief journey, we first want to review a bit of the basic science from which the theory behind Sacred Sonics derives a few of its core concepts regarding natural frequency production.
As the name implies, ‘Geometric Tuning’ is a tonal (instrumental tuning) system, which is derived from natural geometric principles. These principles are quite easy to recognize. And, fortunately they are illustrated just about anywhere one cares to look in nature.
The premise proposed here is that; Because nature constantly uses and re-uses the same geometric, even fractal, functions in plant and animal life, as well as geological formations, and cosmic constructs; the universe can be seen as a kind of frequency mirror. That is to say; what we see and hear in the macroscopic world of our planet, is reflected in the structure of the microscopic, atomic, subatomic, as well as the wider universe… just at differing magnitudes, amplitudes, and octaves.
Taking this example another step, we realize that everything has ‘resonance’ – frequencies that uniquely identify the source… having a song of its very own, that allows us to identify a structure by sensory measurement of those inherent frequencies alone.
For example: Sources indicate that a hydrogen atom possesses a primary electro-magnetic resonance frequency of about 9500MHz. Depending on the method used and whether or not electrons are excited or not. Somehow this all translates to a primary optical wavelength of approximately 6500nm. But, the algebra involved in the waveform calculations is a bit beyond this writer's ability to explain coherently.
Now, bear with me here because, the author is fully aware that the primary resonance frequency for any element does not translate directly into what one would consider an audible wave-form. The point here is not the writer's sloppy scientific analogy but, that the intrinsic frequency or wavelength value is far outside the normal range of human ability to directly observe and evaluate objectively. Sure! We can see the red and the cyan in a spectrograph. But, we don't 'know' what that means until it's quantified in some understandable way.
Therefore, sensitive instrumentation, used to analyze an ‘unknown’ substance might return this detected value when say, looking into a distant nebula as one example. By returning a specific frequency (or wavelength as is the case with spectroscopy), scientists can conclude with a high degree of certainty that hydrogen is present – directly inferred by no more than the fact its electromagnetic signature has been detected. We are positive that these results do not indicate any other possible conclusion because, no other substance exists that resonates at this specific combination of unique wavelengths.
To be clear, resonance in our current context, doesn’t just refer to a single tone or wavelenth frequency but, the sum of all frequencies created or elicited by a thing, energy field, or isolated substance.
A blindfolded individual should be able to identify a rose simply by its unique aroma. The unique combination of chemicals that make up the rose’s olfactory signature, has its own specific frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that are reliably identifiable by those resonant characteristics alone. However, note that the rose’s essence is a collection of chemical molecules whose resonances exist in harmony with each other and, together clearly identify the source as a rose.
Sound is even easier to quantify. A musician can identify the instrument being played without seeing either the instrument or the player. If you hear a violin playing, you immediately recognize the instrument by the particular resonances it creates when played. Violins are infamous for creating 'unplayed' tones, especially when the violinist is bowing two strings at the same time. These 'Third Tones' are unique to the instrument and seem to be most desirable in instruments of historical significance. A single frequency is therefore, insufficient. The entire collection of inherent resonances identifies a specific instrument without fail.
Having thoroughly pummeled that particular deceased equine, perhaps now we can come to the point.
Geometry is an inherent expression of the natural phenomena we have attempted to describe above. And, geometry visually expresses the inherent resonances of nature more perfectly than any other known construct. One only has to look and listen to the world a bit closer than we are taught to in this rush-rush society we live in today.
So, everything has its very own resonance. And, everything in the universe can be reduced to geometry of some variety. Molecules form geometric shapes such as triangles, pyramids, hexagons, cubes, etc. This occurs because the form is compatible (or resonant) with the collective atomic frequencies for the elements comprising the molecule, allowing for the most stable structures that inevitably end up reflecting a specific geometry.
Crystals, considered special cases in geology, are formed of a natural lattice that is based solely upon this symmetry and balance inherent in the geometric resonances.
Likewise, energy in motion often manifests in specific and predictable geometric structures. This fact is clearly illustrated in the study of vortex patterns in fluids, the ongoing science of Cymatics (More on this later) as well as the fractal patterns so often encountered in nature. We speak of geological energies and how they flow. And, we are able to have that conversation because these forces are constrained, or perhaps one should say 'best expressed' by many of the geometric resonances we are speaking of.
Thus we come to the part of the premise where the writer asserts that; geometry and its inherent resonances are the foundation of the physical and energetic world. So, let’s reach back two paragraphs to briefly examine the geometries found in most natural formations.
Among other geometric constructs, we named the hexagon as a natural shape in which we find many molecules. In fact, these hexagonal ring molecules, classified as benzenes or aromatic compounds, make up the foundations of the specialist field of organic chemistry. Benzene molecules can be arranged in chains by a carbon-to-carbon bonding, stack themselves like pancakes to form ‘organic crystal lattice’ structures, or even link up with other molecular structures to form increasingly complex organic molecules using as few as two elements (Carbon and Hydrogen). Expanding into the use of all 'organic' elements, these rings can also include nitrogen and oxygen in the same structures to form molecules with different chemical and resonant properties.
The hexagon is our focus for this part of the discussion. And, it goes right to the heart of geometric tonal structures.
In basic geometry, we see that the hexagon, perhaps the most eye-catching geometry in all of visible nature, has six sides and six vertices (A vertice is where each segment intersects another) To keep things simple, let’s skip the math and jump straight to the angles associated with each vertice. In any ‘regular’ hexagon, if you add up all of these angles, you will inevitably arrive at 540º as the Sum of the Internal Angles. It is this summation that gives us the one number that is unique to our hexagon. Thus, if I asked you; “What geometric shape is identified by a sum of internal angles exactly equal to 540º?” Your only answer should be; “Why, that would be a regular hexagon.”
And you would be exactly correct! No other geometric (regular) polygon has a sum of angles exactly equal to 540º. Thus, in keeping with the premise, we can say that the regular hexagonal polygon ‘resonates’ and is identified by a resonance value of 540. Going forward, this value could be our sole reference to the hexagon, and the reader would make no mistake that '540' specifies anything other than a hexagon.
But, 540 of what? We can’t hear, smell, see, or taste a ‘degree’. But, we can hear in a measurement of sonic frequency called the ‘Hertz’ (Hz). The Hertz is a measure of wave-front propagation expressed in wavelengths-per-second or cycles-per-second. So, a value of 1.0Hertz means that a wave of (some kind of) energy completes one wave 'cycle' each second. Thus, we can say that the regular heaxagonal polygon ‘resonates’ at a frequency of 540Hz or 540 wave cycles per second.
This concept, true for each and every regular geometric polygon reveals to us the natural resonances that form the basis of our geometric tuning systems. We utilize them as 'root' tones to create tonal systems that literally resonate with nature. These tuning systems are considered especially useful for therapeutic music sessions, such as sound baths and meditational composition. However, many of the systems are perfectly constructed for standard compositional work as well. This provides the musician with several unique tonal palettes with which to create music of almost any harmonically dominated genre and for any wellness or therapeutic goal.
Honoring Nature and History To Affect Healing and Wellness
Geometric sound is not a unique concept within the musical realm. From the very beginning, great minds such as Pythagorus, Philalaos and many others have advocated for sounds that complement nature and the human-compatible frequencies
The nature of each tone in our geometric tonal systems can be reverse engineered using simple mathematics and geometry that have existed from time immemorial. One can trace the tone back to its roots in Pythagorean, Platonic, and Euclidean disciplines.
Depending on your choice of tuning system, the practitioner will immediately notice differing but naturally harmonic tonal balance allowing for an extremely wide range of tonal palettes and emotional colors to work from.
Technology is a musician's friend - to a certain limit. The wide range of tools available in the modern market are still capable of working outside the confines of standardized tuning. Geometric tuning systems are designed for this world.
The world of Sacred Sonics is for everyone. The systems are flexible enough to allow modification into non-geometric and microtonal tuning systems. It's all about nature and choice. Now, we can actually have BOTH.
The long story of Sacred sonics, geometric tuning, as well as the full library of tuning tables are fully documented in the book, 'Sacred Sonics' - available in paperback or ebook formats at the more popular book outlets.
