Very interesting post, Roger. Jim Coleman RPT was the one I learned about whole steps from but I don't think he uses them much anymore. I'd much rather pitch raise in whole steps. Regarding the feeling of tension that tuning chromatically brings on, doesn't it seem plausible that the chromatic scale is more stress invoking than the whole step scale? It would be in music and since you do hear this chromatic scale time after time, it would seem that it could get to you. The whole tone scale has an entirely different mood to it. Regards, Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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