Rob, Couldn't agree with you more!! ( no offence at all... from a Calgarian non the less). Bob Moffatt Calgary, Alberta Canada Rob Kiddell wrote: > At the risk of offending *many* people on the list NEVER (shouting > emphasis noted) sell your aural skills short. That includes accepting > the judgement of an electronic tuning aid over your subjective > judgement. You simply cannot know whether your aural skills are based > on what a machine tells you is right. > Too many tuners that I know have made the mistake of learning from > a machine, refining their aural skills second, and then returning to > the machine. This is a waste of time and effort, as you are > essentially re-learning what your ear already knows. Get as firm a > grip with your aural skills first (do the temperament and octaves > without the machine) and check your work with a machine or mentor. > Machines are useful tools when properly applied. Please learn why you > are using them!!!!
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