[Elecraft] More precise pitch options?

Grant Youngman nq5t at tx.rr.com
Sun Dec 11 16:10:52 EST 2011


>>>>> 
>>>>> A = 440 and while I can select this, it's low a tone to be pleasing
>>>>> on CW. A pure note on the scale would be such a pleasure to hear,
>>>>> much more psychoacousticly pleasing.

But an instrument tuned to A440 is just one of many possible tunings.  There's nothing inherently "pure" about any note on the common scale.  I suppose an organ in Silberman or Mean Tone (some comma) temperaments with A up or down a step or two (pretty typical) would drive you crazy?  As would many other instruments not tuned to Kammerton.  Easy enough to live with -- even if you suffer from perfect pitch :-)  And mean tone is soooooo much more pleasant (as long as you're not in a bad key.

So how about making the sidetone pitch tuning really interesting  -- say, Mean Tone, 5th comma or Kernberger III  :-)))

Grant/NQ5T


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