Relay Tuned GR-20

Last night I was able to continue my survey of scala tunings using fractal tune smithy, fender mustang and roland gr-20

There are some 12 tet type stuff in here - partly because to my great dismay so many of the scala tunings imitate 12 tet - that seems.... to miss the point of microtonalism? So yes they are actually in some temperment or another but aurally I couldn't hear a difference....

9 ET Sorog
http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=335

12 tet & 17 limit quasi-meantone simultaneously
http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=334

In A 12 tet
http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=333

A blend of 12 tet and Stellated one out of 1:3:5 triany - which I'm not sure what that means
http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=332

If you'd rather listen online please go to

http://notonlymusic.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=316

Wow, really loving that 9 ET Sorog. What a mood! Sweet job Chris. :D

s

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "christopherv" <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:
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> Last night I was able to continue my survey of scala tunings using fractal tune smithy, fender mustang and roland gr-20
>
> There are some 12 tet type stuff in here - partly because to my great dismay so many of the scala tunings imitate 12 tet - that seems.... to miss the point of microtonalism? So yes they are actually in some temperment or another but aurally I couldn't hear a difference....
>
> 9 ET Sorog
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=335
>
>
> 12 tet & 17 limit quasi-meantone simultaneously
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=334
>
>
> In A 12 tet
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=333
>
>
> A blend of 12 tet and Stellated one out of 1:3:5 triany - which I'm not sure what that means
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=332
>
>
>
> If you'd rather listen online please go to
>
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=316
>

Thanks Sean. I'm not so sure about that very xen note towards the middle.

I'm going back to this tuning in the future.

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 11:09 PM, sevishmusic <sevish@...> wrote:
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>
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> Wow, really loving that 9 ET Sorog. What a mood! Sweet job Chris. :D
>
> s

Dear Chris,

I share your concern that the whole point in a considerable number of
the formulated tunings seem the aiming of a closer approximation at
the acoustical foundations of 12-tET, which either happen to be purism
in the form of JI, extended JI, adaptive JI, etc... OR some
temperament approach to realize variants of the common intervals found
in 12-tET - with some uncommon intervals as bonus. These indeed sound
imitative of 12-tET. Possibly, there needs to be a split between the
purist approach to microtonality and xentonality altogether?

Sorog is sounding nice. The rest also sound quite nice. Maybe I have
lost the ability to discern the quality of tunings? Perhaps they fit
the common-practice expectations ingrained in me. Or maybe you know
how to work properly in any setting that you get your hands on!

And I fully agree with your views on the inescapability of getting
involved with at least some notion of music theory when performing
microtonal music. This "theory" could be an oral kind, passed on from
generation to generation, or even an esoteric kind in the form of
cryptic texts on tones and their procedural relations.

Cordially,
Oz.

✩ ✩ ✩
www.ozanyarman.com

On May 30, 2010, at 5:55 AM, christopherv wrote:

> Last night I was able to continue my survey of scala tunings using
> fractal tune smithy, fender mustang and roland gr-20
>
> There are some 12 tet type stuff in here - partly because to my
> great dismay so many of the scala tunings imitate 12 tet - that
> seems.... to miss the point of microtonalism? So yes they are
> actually in some temperment or another but aurally I couldn't hear a
> difference....
>
> 9 ET Sorog
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=335
>
>
> 12 tet & 17 limit quasi-meantone simultaneously
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=334
>
>
> In A 12 tet
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=333
>
>
> A blend of 12 tet and Stellated one out of 1:3:5 triany - which I'm
> not sure what that means
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=332
>
>
>
> If you'd rather listen online please go to
>
> http://notonlymusic.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=316
>
>
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>
>

Thank you for the compliment.

" Or maybe you know
> how to work properly in any setting that you get your hands on!"

Truth is you don't hear the ones I reject - some I don't even bother recording!
(My method of improvising is finding a "nugget" to use as a core for
the improvisation first.)

Chris

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Ozan Yarman <ozanyarman@...> wrote:
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>
>
> Dear Chris,
>
>Possibly, there needs to be a split between the
> purist approach to microtonality and xentonality altogether?

I'm not sure... I'll steer myself through the tunings better when I learn more.

>
> Sorog is sounding nice. The rest also sound quite nice. Maybe I have
> lost the ability to discern the quality of tunings? Perhaps they fit
> the common-practice expectations ingrained in me. Or maybe you know
> how to work properly in any setting that you get your hands on!
>
> And I fully agree with your views on the inescapability of getting
> involved with at least some notion of music theory when performing
> microtonal music. This "theory" could be an oral kind, passed on from
> generation to generation, or even an esoteric kind in the form of
> cryptic texts on tones and their procedural relations.
>
> Cordially,
> Oz.
>
> ✩ ✩ ✩
> www.ozanyarman.com
>
> On May 30, 2010, at 5:55 AM, christopherv wrote:
>
> > Last night I was able to continue my survey of scala tunings using
> > fractal tune smithy, fender mustang and roland gr-20
> >
> > There are some 12 tet type stuff in here - partly because to my
> > great dismay so many of the scala tunings imitate 12 tet - that
> > seems.... to miss the point of microtonalism? So yes they are
> > actually in some temperment or another but aurally I couldn't hear a
> > difference....
> >
> > 9 ET Sorog
> > http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=335
> >
> >
> > 12 tet & 17 limit quasi-meantone simultaneously
> > http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=334
> >
> >
> > In A 12 tet
> > http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=333
> >
> >
> > A blend of 12 tet and Stellated one out of 1:3:5 triany - which I'm
> > not sure what that means
> > http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=332
> >
> >
> >
> > If you'd rather listen online please go to
> >
> > http://notonlymusic.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=316
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
>