A440A@AOL.COM wrote: > Dave writes: > > EDT > >tuning teaches you nothing about how to pick a temperament for a > >program, gives no real, gut level knowledge of the musical > >possibilities involved, <snip> > > Greetings, > I must respectfully disagree. The use of Owen Jorgensen's aural > instructions and the use of his SAT offsets produce the same results. snip > snipity snip... > > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT And I must re-respectively disagree with Ed.. at least on the surface of things. ETDs in themselves teach nothing. Owen Jorgenses instructions need to be used in order for any one to learn anything. An ETD is undeniably a seductive comfortable pillow to sleep on. It is all tooooo easy to let it do everything but turn the pin for you. We all know this and there are plenty of signs and symptoms that underline this. I see no point in trying to deny in any sense at all this fact. ON THE OTHER HAND !! grin... Ed and others are 1 billion percent correct in pointing out that used attentively and with purpose ETD's are a very valuable tuning aid and I personally would recommend all beginners to start with Tune Lab and a copy of Ric Baldersins "On Pitch" and start checking out octave and interval types. It is important to learn to tune aurally well before leaning on EDT's for too much. Tune Lab is like really really conducive to being used as a learning tool without it deciding jack didly for you. Once you have mastered the basic aural skills and theory behind what tuning is about... RCTs and SATs can be exploited to their full potential. I think in such discussions that its important for ETD enthusiasts to treat seriously the dangers involved, and stress the need to use these things productively. -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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