[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Yes, but we can change the definition of mudela. We can just count
> > chromatics using quarter tones instead of half tones. That's just
> > adding a
> >
> > *= 2
> >
> > here and there. (I don't consider \musicalpitch to be part of the
> > core of the language, and I think it may be changed.)
>
> OK, then it looks doable. But then I'd take the next step and use
> cents (100ths of a semitone) as the basic unit. This is already a
> widely used unit in musical theory, and it will be sufficient even
> when someone wants to implement 1/16 tones in the future (not me!).
> There are more applications interesting more for MIDI generation than
> for typesetting: one could define other than well-tempered scales, by
I'd disagree. I think it is better to wait until someone comes along
who actually needs 1/16th tones: we should only put things
in mudela if it makes a difference in printing the sheet music.
Moreover, i think that intonation/tuning in playback is more difficult than
just substituting a slightly different set of pitches. For example,
how do you handle context-dependent intonation?
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