ETD Question

[Richard Brekne]

I didnt know about this at all.. I remember reading in a very old edition
of the Journal a tuning / temperament system developed by Fairchild, but
this is the first I have heard about an "Aural Tuning Emulator". I wonder
if you would be so kind as to decsribe this in a little more detail.
Interesting...


Kent Swafford wrote:
> 
>
> A "self-consistent tuning solution that minimizes the bad effects of random
> irregularities" has been developed by Steve Fairchild. It measures all the
> partials quite a way up the partial ladder on _all_ strings of the piano. He
> calls it the "Aural Tuning Emulator". I believe it exists as a spread sheet
> in a computer program.
> 
> Fascinatingly, the first version of Reyburn CyberTuner which I saw almost 4
> 1/2 years ago now had an interface programmed into it for a planned
> inclusion of the Fairchild Aural Tuning Emulator. The programming eventually
> took a different turn and the ATE was never completed.  I hope I don't get
> into trouble for mentioning this.   :)
> 

> I can't argue that the ATE and/or a 2nd partial display would not bring
> improvements, but, gee, RCT tunings are mighty good these days.
> 
> Kent Swafford

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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway