[linux-audio-user] in tune - stupid thread [WAS: Tuning Program or wav files?]

[John Check]

On Monday 20 December 2004 03:07 am, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> John Anderson wrote:
> >On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 07:05, Michal Seta wrote:
> >>As it's been pointed out, the 12TET tuning system is incompatible with
> >>overtone series of a vibrating string so even the Feiten tuning must
> >>be out of tune.  Probably differently and perhaps the differences are
> >>actually appealing to some players but still out of tune.
> >
> >I read an article a while back where listening tests showed that most
> >people prefer a slightly stretched octave. My guess though is that
> >they'll prefer a stretched octave where the beating will correspond to
> >their current brainwave frequency. Which when awake is normally 10 - 16
> >Hz, IIRC. But that's just a theory right now.
> >
> >>I hope that some day the digital technology will bring us a just
> >>intonation guitar that will retune itself depending on which key
> >>you're playing in :)  But by then, I will probably go back to acoustic
> >>instruments (providing I'm still alive).  For now, I have modified one
> >>of my instruments to do just intonation and it's alot of fun.  And I
> >>don't play tonal music so modulations to different keys are of no
> >>consequence to me :)
> >
> >Heh. No matter which way one looks at the whole conundrum, there's a
> >tradeoff to be made. I have an old nylon-string acoustic that I
> >unfretted. Playing it isn't too hard, except for some chords. The big
> >problem is sustain, which is well, what sustain? This fixes the sustain
> >problem, according to the reviews I've read:
> >
> >http://www.vigierguitars.com/GCatalog/Gve6f.htm
> >
> >bye
> >John
>
> I'm still going with the "Shutup and play yer guitar" theory.  If I talk
> about my guitars they make nil noise, good, bad or otherwise. If I pick
> one up and spank the plank...even if slightly out of tune but liveable
> to the average yogi bar, then I'm making noise...
>

"Spank the plank". You crack me up Russell. How could you not put on a good 
show? If yer ever in NY, the first round is on me. You'll know if I get out 
that way, because I heckle ;)

> as I recall, *that* IS what it's all about. :)
>

F*cking-A right.

> PS: I regret even commenting in the beginning. For musicians...we sure
> spend LOTS of bloody time hovering around computers eh? :)
>
> Cheers
> R~