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Topic: OK, let me try this one more time... |
James Maxwell
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 1:57 pm |
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Hi guys, I recently shared a website I made that makes you a personalized tuning chart. I only received a little feedback outside of my post, some of which was mean-spirited and mocked me for bothering (which hurt a wee bit, to be honest. Maybe I shoudn't let things get to me like that  ). The only thing I could figure was that I had made it too complicated. So I retooled it a little to give you the option of a simpler process. Check it out: www.pedalsteeltuning.com. If you guys have any suggestions, please let me know. I would like to thank Ross, Dick, Bob and Eric for your input and interest. |
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 3:44 pm
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Glad you made it back James! I find it hard to believe anyone would take the time to be mean spirited about such an effort! Hard to believe, but not surprising...kinda sad though.
At the risk of making your system even more complex...is there any potential benefit in being able to input one's own copedant?
You've done some good and very interesting work here. Thanks for sharing it with us. |
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 4:12 pm
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| looking forward to trying this out when my stroboflip gets here tomorrow. |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 4:18 pm
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Well James, let me be one who thanks you for your work. I know what it's like to be demeaned for stepping outside the box. Some people can't stand it when another presents a new idea, or a new way to be helpful. And, yes, it is very sad. Maybe they need to do that to feel better about themselves. Who knows?
But don't let them knock you down. I, for one, intend to utilize your website and see what I can glean from it.
I appreciate the work it took, and I thank you for sharing it with all of us.
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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George Crowder
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 5:27 pm
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| James, thank you for taking the time to do this and trying to help others. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 6:20 am
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That's pretty cool, James. Any chance that you could add meantone as one of the tuning options? I've never been able to figure out how to adjust meantone E9th for cabinet drop.
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 11:23 am
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Great work, James. The offsets for "E's 440 with pedals down" match mine almost to a tee. Cool!
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Don Drummer
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 12:09 pm
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| Mine is alot like yours James. Somehow I feel validated. Thanks. Don D |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 12:18 pm
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James All of your endeavors in tuning were great and you put in a lot of effort and I appreciate your sharing.
Last edited by Bo Legg on 8 Jul 2010 2:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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James Maxwell
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 12:39 pm
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Ross - I think being able to input your own copedent would be awesome. I'm not exactly sure how I could work that out though. Maybe a long term project, I will try and brainstorm a bit.
b0b - Incorporating meantone temperament is a good idea. Just thinking about it now, it doesn't seem like it would be too terribly difficult. I will look into it and see.
I'll keep you posted! |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2010 2:10 pm
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Very well done, James!
I looked at the original version and could see how much work you put into it. As good as it is, the simpler, redesigned version is probably going to be more popular among a wider audience.
It's given me a number of ideas for small tweaks to try out. Thanks! |
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 5:55 am
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Rick Batey
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 6:26 am
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James, I think your chart is a great resource.
As someone who agrees conceptually with ET but can't quite live with it, I found the '30 percent Just Intonation' setting to give a result closest to my own current tuning. That's pretty interesting.
After having fun crunching numbers, I've incorporated one or two little alterations that may well stick.
Really appreciate all your work. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 7:46 am Re: OK, let me try this one more time...
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| If you guys have any suggestions, please let me know. |
I suggest that you change the title of this topic to something like "Online Pedal Steel Tuning Calculator", so that it catches people's attention in the forum index.
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Jonathan Shacklock
From:
London, UK
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Posted 20 Jul 2010 1:18 pm
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Definitely going to use your chart James (and I second b0b's meantone request) - you deserve a lot more appreciation for your efforts. I've often thought there should be a one stop shop for pedal steel tunings, with a little support perhaps your site can be the place.
Maybe a glossary of terms and some further explanation for newbies would be good. For example I'm not sure why I might choose option 2C: Optimise open string for "pedalled A's are straight up to ET", but I might if I knew why! |
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