Re: Custom Format

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

> The issue of black notes is a red herring.  Even if you restrict
> yourself to one pitch, "A" let's say, you will find that there isn't a
> single correct value for it. The A which is a major third above F is not
> the same pitch as the A that is fourth fifths (less two octaves) from F
> (if anyone interested is reading this, I urge you to try the math for
> yourself - it's usually quite a surprise to everyone the first time). So
> even if you just want to tune two white notes you run into problems.

And for those who want to see this precise problem in a musical context, 
consider:

\version "2.22.0"

\relative {
  <e' g c>2~ <f a c>~ <d f a d>~ <d g b>~ <c e g c>1 \bar "|."
}

The following three requirements cannot be fulfilled at the same time:

- have tied notes be sustained without adjusting their pitch midway,
- have "in-tune" triads (ie. major triad 4:5:6, minor triad at least 
with a perfect fifth)
- have identically tuned c's in the first and last chord.

So, even a basic I-IV-ii-V-I progression poses serious tuning problems.

Lukas