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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Quantizing to Alternative tuning

2014-10-09 by Martin Fay

I thought an Ardcore had 8-bit D/A, that would not be enough precision  
for microtuning which requires cent-level (bare minimum!) precision?

Martin

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On 9 Oct 2014, at 16:28, "achtung_999 heinrich.himmelwasser@gmail.com  
[Doepfer_a100]" <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I think the Ardcore is indeed the easiest way to go. I was thinking  
> of a microtonal quantizer myself this week. I don't know why... but  
> it just crossed my mind.
> My conclusion then was also an arduino based solution like the  
> Ardcore.
>
> Grzt
>
> Ernst
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 2:56 PM, David Kellett davidkellettwoulf@yahoo.com 
>  [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> That sounds doable - though I'm no programmer. I shall check it out.
>
> Another use would be to pull the stored random quarter tones of the  
> A149-1 to scales that contain quarter tones and semitones - like  
> Arabic music for instance.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> David
>
> www.movingisliving.co.uk
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 9 Oct 2014, at 13:19, JS Home jss9h@aol.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com 
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> One approach would be an Ardcore module set up as a quantiser  
>> (there is a quantiser sketch in the core set) which you could then  
>> tune as you wished
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> > On 9 Oct 2014, at 13:06, David Kellett  
>> davidkellettwoulf@yahoo.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com 
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if anyone knows of a module or modules that could  
>> be set up to take control voltages and quantized them to a non  
>> western scale. I'm thinking about making a price of music that is  
>> tuned to harmonics and would like to be able to quantize  
>> sequencers, other controllers to pitches that I determine  
>> beforehand. I hope that makes sense.
>> >
>> > Of course I could laboriously tune sequencers to the correct  
>> pitches but I don't know how to do this with say the output of a  
>> random or LFO source or ribbon controller etc.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> > www.movingisliving.co.uk
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
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