[sib-access] Re: quarter tone

  • From: Parham Doustdar <parham90@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:16:29 +0330

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply.

I wasn't planning on connecting a keyboard to my PC when playing the 
music back. I meant the synthesizers that come with Windows, or any 
particular ones that one could install to have these notes played.

Thanks!

On 11/10/2011 12:06 PM, Tim Burgess wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My understanding from a MIDI perspective is that you need an instrument that
> supports quarter-tone tuning.  I know that Roland made models of some of
> their units that were available as quarter-toned tuning.  I have a Kurzweil
> K2600 here that supports something like 30 different tunings, though I must
> admit I've never messed around with them (shame on me).  MIDI doesn't care
> about your tuning map - it effectively just presses/releases the given key
> on the keyboard for you then it's down to the synthesis engine to render it
> at a given pitch.
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Tim Burgess
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Parham Doustdar
> Sent: 09 November 2011 17:55
> To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sib-access] Re: quarter tone
>
> Hi there Saeed,
>
> I take it you mean having key signatures including quarter tones (E.G.
> having an A that is between A and A Sharp)? I myself am quite curious about
> this. Also, I'd be glad to know if it would be possible to play that note
> using Midi. Looking at the way Midi notes are generated using computer
> binary notation, I don't see a way for quarter notes to fit in, but I
> thought I'd still ask, just to be sure.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On 11/9/2011 8:44 PM, saeed Mirzazadeh wrote:
>   >  Hi guys.>  is there any way to have the time signitures including the
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