Reply to JdL on adaptive tuning

[JdL, TD 497.1:]
>There would be danger when a piece goes through an extended passage
>very distantly modulated from tonic (or whatever note is grounded),
>that tuning would drift aimlessly and irritatingly. In general,
>though, I really like the idea of nailing down one pitch and letting
>the others find themselves according to the harmonic needs of the
>sequence. I'll play with adding that capability to the program, and
>should have some trial results by Monday, if not sooner.

This may sound silly, but would it help to have the equivalent of a set
of "open strings"? For example: on my violin the open strings are
(usually): G D A E. I don't have to play the strings open at all, but I
can play them occasionally to make sure that my fingerings haven't
drifted too far. Maybe you can chose a small set of grounded pitches
that are the equivalent, rather than grounding all of them or only one
of them.

Cheers,
Christopher

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