Switched to Equal Temperament
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Switched to Equal Temperament
Now my 3rds sounds off when A&B are pressed when I play with no backing tracks ... But with backing tracks Im right on .... What gives ???
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Jon's explanation is good, as is Ron's remedy.
All tuning systems are the same: either ET with the thirds flattened or JI with them sharpened.
It is only the method of arriving there that varies.
All tuning systems are the same: either ET with the thirds flattened or JI with them sharpened.
It is only the method of arriving there that varies.
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Except that I tune JI, and don't sharpen or flatten anything. I make appropriate adjustments with the bar and attempt to maintain JI when the pedals or levers are used. Of course, with C6th, that doesn't work as well because most majors are expanded, and the emphasis isn't on just major and seventh chords. When you veer off of just major and seventh chords, the beats aren't as objectionable for some reason. To my ear, the minor, sixth, ninth, diminished, and augmented chords seem to tolerate (conceal?) the beats a lot better.Ian Rae wrote: All tuning systems are the same: either ET with the thirds flattened or JI with them sharpened.
It is only the method of arriving there that varies.
Regardless of the way you tune, the goal is always to try to sound pleasing and in-tune with the rest of the music. It's what you sound like when you're playing (and not how the guitar is tuned) that's important.