Stretched and compressed tuning: Difference between revisions
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== In 12edo == | == In 12edo == | ||
Stretched tuning is used even outside of a xenharmonic context. Most acoustic pianos have [[overtone]]s which do not exactly line up with the [[harmonic series]], so stretched [[octave]]s are usually used to compensate. | Stretched tuning is used even outside of a xenharmonic context. Most acoustic and some electric pianos have [[overtone]]s which do not exactly line up with the [[harmonic series]], so stretched [[octave]]s are usually used to compensate. | ||
== In xenharmonic music == | == In xenharmonic music == | ||