Kent and Jon, If I may, possibly Jon was referring to the fact that digital sound sources implement tunability to varying precision, such that no matter how perfect your model, some instruments simply can't render it as intended. This is clear if you look at the chart here: http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/ -Mark Kent Swafford wrote: > I think the time is past where it is OK to automatically insult the > quality of digital instruments; digital instruments can be quite good. > > I have posted here musical passages created with 3 of the best digital > instruments. Some knew right away they were listening to digitals, but > many did not. Case closed, as far as I am concerned. > > I was responding to an inquiry about whether it is possible to > demonstrate various temperaments easily with modern sophisticated > electronic gear. It is. > > Indeed the Scala file format is open, and one can create one's own > tuning files, thus making it possible to control the quality and > accuracy of the tunings, not to mention the ability to create tuning > files of tunings of one's own devising. In other words, in creating a > demo of various tunings we could be in control of the tunings and not > blindly dependent upon questionable tunings built in by others. > > Respectfully, > > Kent > > > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 6:28 AM, Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net > <mailto:jonpage at comcast.net>> wrote: > > >So yes, this is most definitely "out there already". > > I haven't listened to a new digital keyboard in a while but their ET > temperament bearing usually wasn't anything to brag about, so I > suspect the HT's are not a qualified representation either. But it > could offer the gist of it or one poor sample for another. > > -- > > > Regards, > Jon Page > >
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