source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 16:02:13 -0800 Subject: tuning an M1 with software From: Will Grant I can't speak specifically about the M1, but most synthesizers can approximate only to within 3 cents of a pitch, sometimes as close as 1.5 cents. That's adequate for most purposes, but it's not enough if you want to generate beats, for example, from pitches .5 cents apart. Sometimes pitchbend is more exact than fine tuning. But it's a good idea to try out the equipment physically with the things you want to do before buying it. Faculty at UCSC might be able to find an M1 at Peter Elsea's studio, if they wanted to try one out. Will Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 6 Mar 1997 01:56 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA07254; Thu, 6 Mar 1997 01:56:13 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA07218 Received: from by ella.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id QAA19483; Wed, 5 Mar 1997 16:54:31 -0800 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 16:54:31 -0800 Message-Id: <199703052216.RAA05404@sound.music.mcgill.ca> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@ella.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@ella.mills.edu