[CAUT] Measuring FAC (was Re: Re. Link to Young Paper)

[Fred Sturm]

On Jan 22, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Porritt, David wrote:

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> I no longer have an SAT.  I’ve found TuneLab to be easier to  
> measure as it’s semi-automatic.  It needs 4 notes I use 6.  It does  
> a good job.  Still, I tune from F3 – C8 checking things along the  
> way.  When I tune from E3 – A0 I turn off TuneLab when I get to the  
> wrapped strings.  I’m much more interested in smooth octaves than  
> compliance to a particular octave size (6:3, 8:4 whatever) or  
> smooth progression of beat rates.  It also helps battery life!
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> dave
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> David M. Porritt
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> dporritt at smu.edu
Hi Dave,
	I still have my SAT as backup, but use RCT. It fits my personality  
better <g>.
	As to octaves, I think we tend to give too much emphasis to the  
sound of the individual octave, rather than focusing on the sound of  
the whole piano. I find that emphasizing wider intervals, like 12ths,  
19ths, and double/triple octaves, gives an overall sound I prefer.  
The individual octaves are sized to fit within the larger intervals.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



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