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Just Intonation vs Equal Temperament

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What it is

A short demonstration comparing just intonation with equal temperament, played so you can hear how the tuning compromise changes intervals and chords. It includes a Bach prelude played in both tunings.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a quick audible demonstration of the errors that equal temperament introduces compared with pure intervals.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “this video is a great demonstration of the errors between just intonation intervals and our equal temperament compromise”

    Great demonstration of errors between just intonation and equal temperament.

    baddox, 2014-09 · Recommendation · in “Musical Scale Generator”

  2. “Watch this”

    Shows how scales and tunings sound different.

    bitL, 2017-11 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Chord Progressions”

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Topics: just intonation, equal temperament, tuning, harmonics, music theory

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