Hi all
A side by side comparison of the Tunic to your SATIII? Whatever it
is... i.e. tune with the Tunic then take readings with your other
ETD. Like Jeff and others I would be interested in what
differences you find, if any...
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044
Given the discussion so far, and the comparisons to Virgils style of
tuning... and for that matter the background of discussions / debates
surrounding Virgil Smith and ETD's in general... with Jim Coleman on the
ETD side of the debate... I would think the far more interesting
comparison would be to see how the P-12ths idea lines up with Virgils
tunings.
Easily done really.. Get Virgil or one of his disciples to do an aural
tuning, and then see what Stoppers software would <<correct>>. Measure
the cents offset difference.
Personally, I would not be at all surprised to see the two line up quite
favorably....which would beg several interesting questions as to tuning
styles in general, and the effect of the Octave Types approach as put
forward by the onset of the original single partials calculated
inharmonicity curve approach.
It might be a good idea in all this to remember what an ETD (including
Stoppers) can and can not do. An ETD can listen for a given
frequency... or at best several frequencies at once with an advanced
weighting algorithm to decide the fudge factor. I'm not sure even
Vertituner does things this second way when it comes down to it.... tho
that information has not been published. More likely it has decided a
given notes frequency ahead of time based on previous sampling. At best,
Stoppers softeware could perhaps manage that... tho given the
capabilities of the hardware its written for that is doubtful. So one
is left with what has been said about his P-12ths approach and the main
contours should be fairly clear.
That they should compare (if that is the case) favorably with Virgils
style raises a very interesting question and clue as to the nature of
the so called Natural Beat. That this all should in turn compare
favorably again with other P-12ths approaches through time should then
also be no suprise... but again be very interesting in terms of the
whole octaves priority vs 12ths priority approach. And... it could
possibly tell us some very nice to know pieces of info about why we
choose stretch degrees the way we do.
A comparison between SAT, Cybertuner, and any 12ths approach should be
rather predictable to begin with... and fairly uninteresting I should
think. Compare Bernards software to Virgil.
Cheers
RicB
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