At 06:07 PM 10/04/2000 +0000, Ron Koval wrote: > the Korg is only accurate to +/- 1 cent. So keep on your toes and use > your ears, 'cause the machine doesn't have the precision or accuracy to > do a fine job on its own. (check those thirds!) Ed -- I second the welcome, and I think that your method of using the Korg to rough in the temperament and then doing the rest by ear has a lot of merit as a way to learn. Personally, since I have an aural bias, I wouldn't worry a bit about inaccuracies of up to a cent. Once the machine has set your temperament, just check by running thirds, and with that to give you a hint, check carefully for nice and equal fifths and not quite so nice (but equal) fourths. If the octaves, fifths, and fourths are decent and uniform, with only a slight bias towards the octaves, fifths next in importance, and fourths last, you'll get very, very decent results. I check fifths and fourths all the way to the top of the piano, and nudge the octaves a tad if need be, to keep the 4ths and 5ths good, but not to the point that the octave has an audible beat. IMHO, the thirds are a good diagnostic, but small changes in the speed of chromatic thirds, even more than 1 cent's worth, will have little if any musical effect, compared to the fifths and fourths. Sometimes fudging the thirds a little is the only thing that will let the perfect intervals (P8, P5, P4) come out well, especially as one approaches the low end of the tenor on short uprights. Regards, Susan
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