tuning bass

[Don]

Hi John,

You can hear 8:4 in the temperament octave if you choose to listen for it.
Try ghosting it and see :)

At 04:57 PM 3/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>When m3=M6, you have a just 6:3 octave. So, yes, they should beat the same
>for that octave type.
>
>Now, I'd have to check my On Pitch book b/c I don't recall
>offhand...but I think the lower you go, you also start hearing some of the
>partials above the 6:3. Therefore, it gets kind of hard to hear in the
>lower bass. I generally hear all kinds of junk noise on these low octaves,
>and have to listen carefully to filter it out. However, you can also use a
>different test to check the 6:3. 
>
>OK, just looked in the book, and another 6:3 test is the P12-P5. When they
>beat the same, it is a just 6:3 octave.
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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