2nd blind tuning taste test: Bach

Jeff Scott suggested Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor for a blind
test. I've pared that down to the Tocatta alone, already 9+ minutes
long. In this group's files area, in the JdL directory, are the files

bachto.zip: 2 tunings plus explanatory file (also copied below)
bachto_e.mid: tuning e
bachto_q.mid: tuning q

On some systems, the files can be played directly from .mid. But if you
experience any glitching (which could skew the results), please download
the zip file.

I'll put up a poll.

Thanks for participating!!

JdL

[contents of bachto.txt:]
This .zip file contains two tunings of the toccata from Bach's "Toccata
and Fugue in D minor", BWV 565, sequencer unknown.

bachto_e.mid
bachto_q.mid

The letter suffixes were chosen randomly, and should not be construed
to have any meaning connected to the tuning used. Nor should the
fact that 'e' comes ahead of 'q' in the alphabet be construed to mean
anything.

The two files may be tuned identically, or may be different from each
other. If they are different, one may be 12-tET, or neither may be
12-tET.

Ideally, the file you first listen to should be chosen randomly.

The piece is 9 min 17 sec long. It is perfectly permissible to listen
only to a fraction of one, then a fraction of the other.

There will be a poll in which you may register your tuning preference:

. I prefer tuning e.
. I prefer tuning q.
. I experienced no significant preference.

A General-MIDI (GM) compliant sound card or module is required to hear
these files correctly. If in doubt, listen; if notes are missing,
there's a problem.

The MIDI bend range should be set to default: +/- 2 semitones. The
file gm_reset.mid should ensure this to be the case.