Got to re-reading some posts from the last couple weeks and came by one of Jim Colemans contributions to the Natural Beats thread. In this note Jim uses some ascii art to make a point about partial matching that I will re print here. Personally I could really get into an ETD that displayed tuning information in a manner very similiar to this. The lower line would represents the zeroed reference note (already tuned) and the upper line the note presently being tuned. The lower line then would always be still, and the upper line would vary depending on the tuners movement of the tuning pin for that note. Its easy (at least for me) to imagine this upper line sliding back and forth as the pin is adjusted, at the same time listening (and watching) for the "best" partial and "wholistic" match. Its also very easy for me to imagine the usefullness of such a display in learning / teaching about just what tuning really is. Combined with present day curve graphs such a tool could be invaluable as a teaching / learning / tuning aid. Again I must say I fail to see why there is so much resistance to multipartial displays amoung ETD authors. Isnt it time we move past the dancing dial ? -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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