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You're fighting a lot of imperfections here. Even a well-tuned piano isn't going to be in tune lowest C to highest C, steel strings just don't allow for perfec
by arh68 12y ago
You're fighting a lot of imperfections here. Even a well-tuned piano isn't going to be in tune lowest C to highest C, steel strings just don't allow for perfection [1]. Guitar gets even worse, as you have to deform the string to fret it, leading to strange bridges and nuts like Earvana to compensate. If you want perfect notes, stick to synths.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretched_tuning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretched_tuning
- kazinator 12y agoAt least in their piano patches, synths are programmed to replicate, or at least imitate, this inflation in tuning in order to sound like a proper piano. My mid-90's vintage Alesis QuadraSynth plus has a setting for this which basically applies a function to detune the pitch, across the keyboard range, by a programmable amount.
- TylerE 12y agoThat's just changing the reference pitch, a different thing.
- kazinator 12y agoNo, it the pitch change is different for each note. That's why it's a function (of the pitch number).
- gtani 12y agoI don't know about that particular synth, but having a menu of temperaments is not uncommon on digital pianos, see p 41: http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=no&site=no.yamaha.com&asset_id=61387 http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=no&site=...