Kite Guitar explanation for non-microtonalists: Difference between revisions
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This article summarizes all the musical tuning theory needed to understand the how and why of the [[The_Kite_Guitar|Kite Guitar]]. | This article summarizes all the musical tuning theory needed to understand the how and why of the [[The_Kite_Guitar|Kite Guitar]]. | ||
There are two main reasons for going microtonal. One is to get new sounds, either just for experimenting or to play music from different cultures such as Middle Eastern quartertones. | There are two main reasons for going ''microtonal'' (using pitches between the ones on standard "Western" instruments). One reason is to get new sounds, either just for experimenting or to play music from different cultures such as Middle Eastern quartertones. The other reason is to improve the sounds we already have by tuning them better. The Kite guitar does both. | ||
Getting new sounds on a guitar is easy -- just add new frets anywhere, and you get something new! But getting everything in tune is far harder. So most of this article is about harmonic tuning. It just turns out that by getting enough notes to tune everything accurately, we also get many exciting new sounds "for free". | Getting new sounds on a guitar is easy -- just add new frets anywhere, and you get something new! But getting everything in tune is far harder. So most of this article is about harmonic tuning. It just turns out that by getting enough notes to tune everything accurately, we also get many exciting new sounds "for free". | ||