diff --git a/Assets/device.txt b/Assets/device.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d4deb84..0000000
--- a/Assets/device.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "devices": {
-        "baritone": {
-            "fund": "A#|1",
-            "sys": "valves"
-        },
-        "french_horn": {
-            "fund": "F|1",
-            "sys": "valves"
-        },
-        "trombone": {
-            "fund": "A#|1",
-            "sys": "slide"
-        },
-        "trumpet": {
-            "fund": "A#|2",
-            "sys": "valves"
-        },
-        "tuba": {
-            "fund": "A#|0",
-            "sys": "valves"
-        }
-    },
-    "slide": [
-        "1",
-        "2",
-        "3",
-        "4",
-        "5",
-        "6",
-        "7"
-    ],
-    "valves": [
-        "0",
-        "2",
-        "1",
-        "1,2",
-        "2,3",
-        "1,3",
-        "1,2,3"
-    ]
-}
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diff --git a/Assets/notes.txt b/Assets/notes.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0eca525..0000000
--- a/Assets/notes.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "flats": [
-        "C",
-        "D\u266d",
-        "D",
-        "E\u266d",
-        "E",
-        "F",
-        "G\u266d",
-        "G",
-        "A\u266d",
-        "A",
-        "B\u266d",
-        "B"
-    ],
-    "sharps": [
-        "C",
-        "C#",
-        "D",
-        "D#",
-        "E",
-        "F",
-        "F#",
-        "G",
-        "G#",
-        "A",
-        "A#",
-        "B"
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/scales.txt b/Assets/scales.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b1614a7..0000000
--- a/Assets/scales.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "aeolian": 5,
-        "dominant": 4,
-        "dorian": 1,
-        "ionian": 0,
-        "locrian": 6,
-        "lydian": 3,
-        "major": 0,
-        "minor": 5,
-        "mixolydian": 4,
-        "pentatonic major": 8,
-        "pentatonic minor": 7,
-        "phrygian": 2
-    },
-    [
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D",
-            "E",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "A",
-            "B",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D",
-            "E\u266d",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "A",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D\u266d",
-            "E\u266d",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "A\u266d",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D",
-            "E",
-            "G\u266d",
-            "G",
-            "A",
-            "B",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D",
-            "E",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "A",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D",
-            "E\u266d",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "A\u266d",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "D\u266d",
-            "E\u266d",
-            "F",
-            "G\u266d",
-            "A\u266d",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "E\u266d",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "B\u266d",
-            "C|1"
-        ],
-        [
-            "C",
-            "E",
-            "F",
-            "G",
-            "B",
-            "C|1"
-        ]
-    ]
-]
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diff --git a/Fingering.py b/Fingering.py
index eef6dc0..e69de29 100644
--- a/Fingering.py
+++ b/Fingering.py
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from load_asset import load
-from math import log
-import convert_to
-device  = load('device')
-#cents between notes
-def cents(f1,f2):
-    
-    return 1200*log(f1/f2,2)
-
-#fingering based off of valves or slide
-def fingering(note,dev,_a = 440):
-    dev = device['devices'][dev]
-    fund = convert_to.frequency(convert_to.above_c(dev['fund']))
-    sys = device[dev['sys']]
-    
-    f_note = convert_to.frequency(convert_to.above_c(note),a =_a)
-    n = int(f_note/fund)
-    t = abs(cents(f_note,n*fund))
-    if t >= 31:
-        n += 1
-    if n == 7:
-        n += 1
-    try:
-        return sys[round(convert_to.frequency(n*fund,invert = True,a = _a)) - convert_to.above_c(note)]
-    except IndexError:
-        return 'Note too damn low'
diff --git a/add_device.py b/add_device.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dd23381..0000000
--- a/add_device.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-from load_asset import save,load
-device = load('device')
-
-def add_device(name,fund,sys):
-    device['devices'][name] = {}
-    device['devices'][name]['fund'] = fund.upper()
-    device['devices'][name]['sys'] = sys
-    return None
-t = ''
-while t != 'exit':
-    t = t.split(' ')
-    if len(t) == 3:
-        add_device(*t)
-    t = input('(name fund sys) (or exit):')
-
-save(device,'device')
diff --git a/convert.py b/convert.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9be91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convert.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def above_c(n):
+    return 'go fuck yourself'
diff --git a/convert_to.py b/convert_to.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 87dfdfd..0000000
--- a/convert_to.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-from load_asset import load
-from math import log
-notes = load('notes')
-
-#converts from above c0 to frequency in hertz or the inverse
-def frequency(n,a = 440,invert = False):
-    c = a/(2**(57/12))
-    if not invert:
-        return (2**(n/12))*c
-    else:
-        return 12 * log(n/c,2)
-
-#swaps from nn to above c or inverse
-##def swap(n,notation):
-       
-def notename(n,notation):
-    note = n%12
-    octave = n//12
-    if octave > 0:
-        return '{}|{}'.format(notes[notation][note],octave)
-    else:
-        return notes[notation][note]
-
-
-def above_c(n):
-    n = n.upper().split('|')
-    if len(n) == 2:
-        octave = 12*int(n[1])
-    else:
-        octave = 0
-    note = n[0]
-    notation = 'sharps' if note[-1] == '#' else 'flats'
-    for i in range(12):
-        if notes[notation][i] == note:
-            return octave + i
-##    if n is int:
-##        return notename(n,notation):
-##    else:
-        
diff --git a/load_asset.py b/load_asset.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 09219fe..0000000
--- a/load_asset.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import json
-def load(asset):
-    direct = os.getcwd()
-    path = '{}{sep}Assets{sep}{}'.format(direct,asset + '.txt',**{'sep':os.sep})
-    return json.loads(open(path,'r').read())
-def save(asset,asset_name):
-    direct = os.getcwd()
-    path = '{}{sep}Assets{sep}{}'.format(direct,asset_name + '.txt',**{'sep':os.sep})
-    file = open(path,'w')
-    file.write(json.dumps(asset, sort_keys=True,indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
-    print('Saved as: {}'.format(asset_name))
-    return
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d68c86d..e69de29 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-import convert_to
-import load_asset
-from Fingering import fingering
-scales = load_asset.load('scales')
-mod = False
-#scales[0] = ailias,scales[1] = scales
-
-#adds scale with name
-def add(ns,name):
-    new = scale(ns).transpose('c').notes
-    scales[1].append(new)
-    scales[0][name] = len(scales[1])-1
-    load_asset.save(scales,'scales')
-    
-#adds alternative name to scale
-def alias(exist,con):
-    scale[0][con] = scale[0][exist]
-    load_asset.save(scales,'scales')
-    
-#creates scale with specified starting note, type, and notation
-def create(n,scale_type,notation = 'flats'):
-    return scale(
-        scales[1][
-            scales[0][scale_type.lower()]
-            ]
-        ).transpose(n,notation)
-
-class scale:
-    #converts scale notes to above c0, in effect giving raw intervals from the start note
-    def normalize(self):
-        #ensures that the start note is the same as the end note. This affects the data returned by the .notes method
-        if convert_to.above_c(self.notes[0])%12 != convert_to.above_c(self.notes[-1])%12:
-            self.notes.append(self.notes[0])
-
-        #subtracts starting note from each note
-        start = convert_to.above_c(self.notes[0])
-        note_list = list(
-            map(
-                lambda n: convert_to.above_c(n)-start,
-                self.notes
-                )
-            )
-        
-        #ensures scales are ascending
-        for i in range(len(note_list)-1):
-            while note_list[i] > note_list[i+1]:
-                note_list[i+1] += 12
-        
-        return note_list
-
-    #returns fingering with specified device
-    def fingers(self,d,tuning_a = 440):
-        return list(
-            map(
-
-                lambda n: '{} ({})'.format(n,fingering(n,d,tuning_a)),
-                self.notes
-                
-                )
-            )
-               
-    #transposes scale to specified note
-    def transpose(self,n,notation = 'flats'):
-        n =  convert_to.above_c(n)
-        return scale(
-            list(
-                map(
-                    lambda m: convert_to.notename(m+n,notation),
-                    self.intv
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-    def __init__(self,notes):
-        self.notes = notes
-        self.intv = self.normalize()
diff --git a/scale.py b/scale.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37f2d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scale.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from load_asset import load
+scales = load('scales')
+note_names = load('notes')
+##def create(scale_type,root):
+##    
+import convert
+class scale:
+    
+    def __init__(self,*notes):
+        self.notes = scale.number(notes)
+        self.raw_intv = self.ri()
+        self.root = self.notes[0]
+
+    #takes notes from notes to numbers
+    def number(notes):
+        print('ran')
+        return list(map(convert.above_c,notes))
+
+    #finds raw intervals
+    def ri(self):
+        notes = self.notes
+        return list(map(lambda x: x-notes[0],notes[1:]))
+
+    #returns new scale with given root
+    def tanspose(self,n):
+        if type(n) != int:
+            n = above_c(n)
+        return scale(*list(map(lambda x: x+n,self.raw_intv)))
+
+    #todo fingers method
diff --git a/temp.py b/temp.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b6d6e85..0000000
--- a/temp.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-from load_asset import save,load
-valves = load('valves')
-slide = load('slide')
-device = {}
-device['valves'] = valves
-device['slide'] = slide
-device['devices'] = {}
-save(device,'device')