Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] in tune - stupid thread [WAS: Tuning Program or wav files?]
From: John Check (j4strngs_AT_bitless.net)
Date: Tue Dec 21 2004 - 09:08:53 EET
On Sunday 19 December 2004 11:55 am, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> MarC wrote:
> > En/na LinuxMedia ha escrit:
> >> My guitar is in perfect tune now. I never knew how good an accoustic
> >> guitar can sound when it's in such perfect tune.
> >>
> > :) that was funny! I'm just trying to imagine how it could sound when
> >
> > it wasn't in tune...
> >
> > But be careful about "machine-tuning" !
> > I believe in perfect tuning as a personal trade-off between all the
> > imperfections. Being out of tune you can make your guitar sound personal!
> > So before your guitar maybe had a great personality (XD)and now is a
> > plain guitar... ooh what have you done!!! acoustics and imperfection
> > rulez!
> > don't let a hacker tune your guitar! that could be a disaster!! XD
>
> Lets see if we can start another semi useless string of which guitarists
> the world over can nit pick! :)
>
> Fact is, it is impossible to tune an acoustic guitar
> "perfectly"...Invariably, when you have it tuned so an open G chord
Even temperment puts some spin on perfect as well.
> sounds spot on, an open A or even C will be a tad off. And the same
> applies to the inverse of course. This all due to a general lack of
> adjustment for intonation on acoustic axes. But to the untuned ear
> (which I agree in sort...should be the final judge of how your axe is
> "tuned" ) this is not really noticeble.
>
> "don't let a hacker tune your guitar!" Now that's a great line! :)
> Although I'm not quite of the same ilk on this point (ergo...B52's Rock
> lobster 4 string special) and an untuned instrument of ~any~ sort will
Hehehe I'm confused. Should I send you a pack of strings, or a pair of
sidecutters? ;)
> usually cause demons to appear in my personality and require excorcism
> if not remedied, if it is the missing "glue" to your music..... ~enjoy~
>
> R~
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