Abstract:
Combining a new software system with the familiar interface of the MIDI keyboard, bitKlavier is a versatile instrument for exploring the nature of tuning and temperament....Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Combining a new software system with the familiar interface of the MIDI keyboard, bitKlavier is a versatile instrument for exploring the nature of tuning and temperament. We describe a number of approaches it facilitates, including composed tunings, moving fundamental systems, and a novel system for adaptive tuning. All of these are characterized by the overarching design priority for bitKlavier to be a context for musical play and exploration, as opposed to finding singular, ???correct??? solutions to particular tuning ???problems,??? as has often been the case historically.
Published in: Computer Music Journal ( Volume: 43, Issue: 2-3, June 2020)
DOI: 10.1162/comj_a_00519