Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Know any good D's?


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Posted by Rick Denney on October 22, 2003 at 17:07:15:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Know any good D's? posted by John Goor on October 22, 2003 at 16:52:31:

So, you trained yourself to recognize and zero on equal temperament. I see a problem with that: Equal temperament is a compromise that was designed for pianos so that they can play in all keys equally badly. The overtones of piano sound are rather complex, so the intervals are not that hearable by most people anyway.

Ensemble musicians, on the other hand, look for the resonant intervals--the intervals that reinforce the chord rather than weaken it. Those are not the same pitches at all as what you list in your table (based on the several examples I looked at).

I can see why such a pitch sense would be a liability.

Rick "who just tries to make it sound good" Denney


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