Thomas Nicholson

Software

Plainsound Text
2025
A somwhat condensed, Univers-inspired sans serif typeface featuring integrated Helmholtz–Ellis Just Intonation (HEJI) accidentals. Designed for clarity, Plainsound Text enables composers and theorists to indicate microtonal accidentals seamlessly within text documents.
Harmonic Series Spiral Synth
2021
An online synthesiser and interactive visualisation of the harmonic series in the form of a logarithmic spiral. This model is based on Erv Wilson’s 1965 publication as well as Catherine Lamb’s related creative and pedagogical practice. Desktop only!
Plainsound Harmonic Space Calculator
2020
A tool to support analysis, composition, and performance preparation of music composed in just intonation.