Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-03-01 Thread Ed Durbrow
As for being able to return to the original key, maybe we should conceptualize harmonic cycles as being spirals rather than circles. (spiral of fifths?) Ever flatter, eh? Many singers already do this. Movable frets is an interesting concept. Yes very interesting. I can't imagine cheap, though.

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-28 Thread Ed Durbrow
At 9:54 AM +0100 2/27/05, Stephan Olbertz wrote: have a look at http://www.hermode.de/ This is a most interesting site and has very understandable presentations. It's almost enough to make me want to buy Logic Audio just so I can use the system. It presents a solution along the lines of what

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-28 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 08:27 AM 2/27/2005, Howard Posner wrote: This actually happens rather a lot in barbershop quartet singing. Barbershoppers adjust intervals on the fly to get chords to ring. Since they're constantly flattening thirds, this tends to make the overall pitch drift downwards. They don't care.

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Stephan Olbertz
--- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --- Von: Stephan Olbertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Dr. Marion Ceruti [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: The 'perfect' instrument? Datum: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 00:28:45 +0100 Dear Marion, have a look at http://www.hermode.de/ Regards, Stephan Am Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Tony Chalkley
- Original Message - From: Stephan Olbertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument? --- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --- Von: Stephan Olbertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Dr. Marion Ceruti [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Howard Posner
Ed Durbrow wrote: I have not thought this through, but wouldn't you run into problems if you modulate and then modulate back to the original key by a different route? This actually happens rather a lot in barbershop quartet singing. Barbershoppers adjust intervals on the fly to get chords to

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Roman Turovsky
I have not thought this through, but wouldn't you run into problems if you modulate and then modulate back to the original key by a different route? This actually happens rather a lot in barbershop quartet singing. Barbershoppers adjust intervals on the fly to get chords to ring. Since

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
], lute list lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument? Hello everyone, With today's technology, it is theoretically possible to construct a conputer- generated instrument, such as a keyboard, that would always be in tune in any key because the computer could be programmed

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
Dear Stephan, Thank you - what a great web site! Very interesting and educational. Best regards, Marion -Original Message- From: Stephan Olbertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 27, 2005 12:54 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
Thanks, Tony. I'll check out the site. Cheers, Marion -Original Message- From: Tony Chalkley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 27, 2005 1:43 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument? Just before I got to Stephan's message, I was thinking of the possibilities offered

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
It all depends on how you define a problem. It is not a problem for them. The main thing is that they should sound good together. -Original Message- From: Howard Posner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 27, 2005 5:27 AM To: lute list lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-27 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
-Original Message- From: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 27, 2005 5:54 AM To: Howard Posner [EMAIL PROTECTED], lute list lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: The 'perfect' instrument? I have not thought this through, but wouldn't you run into problems if you modulate

The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-26 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
Hello everyone, With today's technology, it is theoretically possible to construct a conputer- generated instrument, such as a keyboard, that would always be in tune in any key because the computer could be programmed to place the Pythagorean comma always on the opposite side of the circle of

Re: The 'perfect' instrument?

2005-02-26 Thread Ed Durbrow
Hello everyone, With today's technology, it is theoretically possible to construct a conputer- generated instrument, such as a keyboard, that would always be in tune in any key because the computer could be programmed to place the Pythagorean comma always on the opposite side of the circle of