[sdiy] VCO tuning philosophy re-visited

[Ian Fritz]

At 03:06 PM 2/7/2011, lanterma at ece.gatech.edu wrote:
>And remember the "equal temperament" tuning system we use is already a 
>compromise.
>
>Wendy Carlos has done a lot of experiments with alternate tunings; I'd 
>recommend listing to "Beauty in the Beast," it's an ear-opener. :)


Sure, but don't forget that acoustic instrumentalists often deviate from 
tempered tuning to improve consonance.  The best example is string 
quartets.  They have intricate rules about who tunes to whom while playing.

Ian