Re: [tuning] Re:ply to Al Giusto (was) Chapman Stick: Microtonal Possibilities?

Jacky,

Glad to be a help. If you play clearly, the tracking is not that bad.
Sometimes it can be kind
of funky, when you set it to play any microtonal note, but it's minimal
as long as you adjust
to it's feel.

It should play your micro fretted notes fine because it's tracking any
note within a 100
cents. There should be no slide from note to note. When I play within a
half step or a non et
interval, there's no sliding unless I purposely slide. This is with a
fretless and I assume it
should treat your guitar the same, since it treats bends on ET guitars
to non bended notes
without a slide. You could always double check by playing it at a store.

Good luck.

Al

ligonj@northstate.net wrote:

> Al,
>
> Hello!
>
> I wanted to thank you for opening my eyes to this information about
> the pitch bend working with the GK-2 and synthesizer. I would like to
> ask how quickly it will track to the correct pitch across the neck,
> and especially on low notes, where I heard is where the GK-2 works a
> little more slowly. I've kept up with the development of guitar
> synths and the GK-2 is supposed to track after sensing 1/2 of a cycle
> from the string.
>
> Is there any sliding/glissing/portamento of the notes as the synth
> trys to track the results of playing on a microtonally fretted neck?
>
> This is looking more and more feasible for me, and I appreciate you
> giving me yet another part of the puzzle!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jacky Ligon
>
> --- In tuning@egroups.com, alfredo giusto <agiusto@b...> wrote:
> > Jacky,
> >
> > The GK2 pickup will work with microtonal tunings if your synth. has
> the capability. For ex, I
> > have a Roland JV-1080 and I put a fretless guitar though it with
> the GK pickup and I can play
> > any microtonal interval. You have to set the bend range from -12 to
> +12. That even ables you
> > to play bends on normal 12 et guitars. You also have to set the
> interface (Roland GI-10) to
> > the same bend range. The equipment might have changed a bit since I
> got mine, but the concept
> > is the same.
> >
> > Also, I have a Chapman Stick. I've been thinking about refretting
> it. Let me know what you
> > find out. I'll keep you posted on my end.
> >
> > Al Giusto
> >
>
>
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