11.13.2010

Hermode Tuning

For those of you interested in tunings, my friend Chris introduced me to hermode tuning. If you click on the "HMT" link at the top of the home page, you can get an introduction to the concept. Apparently the creators of hermode tuning use dynamic rather than static tuning. Most tunings use a standard ratio for all intervals, i.e., static tuning. Dynamic tuning adjusts to the musical content, apparently. Personally, I think this is really amazing, but I don't know of any other dynamic tuning systems. If anyone does, please let me know!

You can listen to hermode tunings here. What I particularly like about this site is that they give several different sound options for each example. It's often difficult to hear the differences between equal temperament and something less standard unless you can hear them in succession. But it really does make a difference.

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