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You have a good ear, you are hearing the small errors inherent in "twelve-tone equal temperament"[1] which is a compromise between numerical ideals and practica
by fernly 2y ago
You have a good ear, you are hearing the small errors inherent in "twelve-tone equal temperament"[1] which is a compromise between numerical ideals and practical instrument-making.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_equal_temperament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_equal_temperament
- brudgers 2y agoEqual temperament is used to allow playing in arbitrary keys without retuning…for example D and E flat are equally in (and out of tune) with equal temperament. With Pythagorean or Just tuning, instruments are tuned to a specific key (or set of related keys). Which is to say historically, equal temperament is mostly a result of compositional and performance concerns rather than manufacturing limitations.