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: This revision was by author [[User:hstraub|hstraub]] and made on <tt>2008-08-18 12: | : This revision was by author [[User:hstraub|hstraub]] and made on <tt>2008-08-18 12:20:05 UTC</tt>.<br> | ||
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The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | ||
<h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4> | <h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4> | ||
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired. | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired. | ||
In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often "old" music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them. | In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often "old" music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them. | ||
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Some synthesizers support this, but not all (see, again, [[http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com|www.microtonal-synthesis.com]]). | Some synthesizers support this, but not all (see, again, [[http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com|www.microtonal-synthesis.com]]). | ||
In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, this may even require major changes in construction. | |||
It has been done, however, e.g. on the [[http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html|16th tone (96edo) piano]]. | In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, this may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the [[http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html|16th tone (96edo) piano]]. | ||
===3) Get an alternative keyboard!=== | ===3) Get an alternative keyboard!=== | ||
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This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps. | This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps. | ||
[[http://www.denzilwraight.com|www.denzilwraight.com]] has some beautiful examples of historical | [[http://www.denzilwraight.com|www.denzilwraight.com]] has some beautiful examples of historical harpsichords with up to 24 keys per octave. | ||
In modern times, the idea of generalized keyboards came up again. See | In modern times, the idea of generalized keyboards came up again. See, for example: | ||
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_keyboard|Wikipedia article on generalized keyboards]] | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_keyboard|Wikipedia article on generalized keyboards]] | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body>Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired.<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body>Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired.<br /> | ||
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In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often &quot;old&quot; music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them.<br /> | In the case of harpsichords and organs, the probablity that tuning issues arise is even slightly higher than average since there is often &quot;old&quot; music (baroque and older, from the pre-well-tempered age) being played on them.<br /> | ||
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Some synthesizers support this, but not all (see, again, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>).<br /> | Some synthesizers support this, but not all (see, again, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>).<br /> | ||
In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, this may even require major changes in construction. | <br /> | ||
It has been done, however, e.g. on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html" rel="nofollow">16th tone (96edo) piano</a>.<br /> | In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, this may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html" rel="nofollow">16th tone (96edo) piano</a>.<br /> | ||
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This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.denzilwraight.com" rel="nofollow">www.denzilwraight.com</a> has some beautiful examples of historical | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.denzilwraight.com" rel="nofollow">www.denzilwraight.com</a> has some beautiful examples of historical harpsichords with up to 24 keys per octave.<br /> | ||
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In modern times, the idea of generalized keyboards came up again. See<br /> | In modern times, the idea of generalized keyboards came up again. See, for example:<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_keyboard" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on generalized keyboards</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_keyboard" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on generalized keyboards</a><br /> | ||