TuneLab Pro tuning curve

Robert Scott robert.scott@tunelab-world.com
Thu, 15 Jan 2004 07:48:31 -0500


Charles Neuman asked:

> I'm curious about tuning curve strategies. According to the TuneLab
> manual, a typical strategy is to choose the intervals you want to be
> constant in the treble and the bass, and then adjust the deviation
> curve so that the curve is flat at the ends. However, in some of the
> samples that come with TuneLab Pro, the curve at the treble is flat
> on the upper end but the curve at the bass is not flat, no matter what 
> interval you choose. Any idea why?

If you look closely you will see that neither the treble nor the bass 
portion of the deviation curve is perfectly flat.  It is just more 
noticeable in the bass.  This is so because the tuning curve is continuous 
and it gradually transitions between the bass criteria and the treble 
criteria.  If you are going for 4:1 double octaves in the high treble and 
6:3 octaves in the low bass, then somewhere in the middle you will have 
beatless 4:2 octaves.  Rather than trying to adjust the deviation curve to 
be perfectly flat all the way across, just try to adjust it so that it is 
flat at the extreme ends.

Robert Scott
Real-Time Specialties

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