In a message dated 26/09/01 1:41:25 PM, tito@PhilBondi.com writes: << I realize this is not re-inventing the wheel, but to the aural tuners out there, do you expand your temperament and why.?.? Phil >> Well we all have our own size wheel so go ahead and reinvent all you want too. :-) As to expanding my temperament the answer is yes and no.............using f3/f4 as the temperament octave I 'usually' just go ahead and set whatever fits in that octave, using 3rds as my only checks. As I expand either higher or lower I check the fit of each note with 3/4/5 until I reach past the octave above and below the temperament octave. I 'think' this allows me to make any adjustments on the fly rather than trying to fit all notes within a 'set' temperament octave of whatever size. Having said that...... the practical result is a three octave temperament. Since I do two pass tunings I have a real good idea the second time around as to where I want any note to be for it to fit best as far as any 'musicality' concerns go. Jim Bryant (FL)
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