Hi Conrad, Or else the ear "locks" onto the loudest partial and we tune it beat free as much as possible. If the machine happens to be set for that partial then the unison will be acceptable to the ear. If not, then it will be compromised. At 08:38 AM 09/11/2001 -0500, you wrote: >At 08:58 09/11/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >>Subject: Re: Tuneoff challenge >> >> >> > With this accuracy I would think machines might have an edge over the >> > ear tuning unisons. Yet it is often said the machine is not used to tune >> > unisons. I wonder why? ---ric >> >> >> >>I wonder the same Ric. I use my SAT to tune unisons all the time even for >>the bass with excellent results. My ear is still the final judge. A good >>friend who uses the RCT does the same with the same good results. >>Gina > > >My suspicion is that an ETD is usually just listening to one partial of the >note, but the ear is listening to the entire envelope. > >Any disagreement between the strings' harmonic series at that one ETD >listing point would give a fuzzy unison, whereas the ear and it's >associated wetware would seek the best overall sound. > >My 2¢. > > > >Conrad Hoffsommer - >I live in my own little world, but it's OK, they know me here. >mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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