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From: Ed Hall <edhall@screech.weirdnoise.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 19:03:19 -0700
quoted 6 lines Not all music uses equal-tempered scales. In fact, even AE has used>Not all music uses equal-tempered scales. In fact, even AE has used
>alternative tunings in some of their tracks (e.g. arch carrier on LP5).
>To someone immersed in equal temperament as most of us are, such scales
>sound vaguely out-of-tune, yet there can be an odd sense of harmonious-
>ness missing from equal-tempered tunings (at least in keys compatible
>with the tuning).
wait wait hold on. alternate tunings? are you saying AE used quarter steps or something?
quoted 4 lines Equal temperament is the ONLY tuning system where enharmonic keys are>Equal temperament is the ONLY tuning system where enharmonic keys are
>equivalent. It facilitates, but isn't necessary for, chromaticism.
>(Check a good music dictionary for definitions of the latter word, and
>other such terms.)
I understand chromaticism, what the hell is equal temperament?
#@!$% ian
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