robot tuning

[Dan Schultz]

That's pretty slick! I've heard about this but had not seen the information. Thanks for posting.

Maybe if they come up with one for wind instruments, they will be able to also teach the gizmo to read dynamics and articulation from the sheet music.

We have on trumpet player who's always 'over the top'. I've threatened to snitch his horn and install a restricter plate!

[Donn]

For me, I think it would have to be programmed to know what note I'm supposed to be playing at the moment, or some set of acceptable alternatives.

[MartyNeilan]

I can handle a lead trumpet playing sharp. Stretch tuning - just taken to an unnecessary extreme. What sounds far worse (and makes my job much harder) is when the Bari sax is consistently 20-25 cents sharp.

[Dan Schultz]

I can handle a lead trumpet playing sharp. Stretch tuning - just taken to an unnecessary extreme. What sounds far worse (and makes my job much harder) is when the Bari sax is consistently 20-25 cents sharp.

From my perspective... slightly out-of-tune timpani is very annoying!

[Paul Scott]

My biggest gripe is when the tympani are a) out of tune and b) right behind my head!

[Mark]

I can handle a lead trumpet playing sharp. Stretch tuning - just taken to an unnecessary extreme. What sounds far worse (and makes my job much harder) is when the Bari sax is consistently 20-25 cents sharp.

Yes! What is that with the bari sax?

[toobagrowl]

From my perspective... slightly out-of-tune timpani is very annoying!

Yes! It is annoying when the tympani is playing the same notes as the tuba, but the intonation is a little off between the two. It literally disturbs the embouchure, causing turbulence in the air flow each time the tympani is struck hard. The tympani always "wins" there.

[bernynhel]

' would be hard to make one of these for a tuba...

Rather than on the instrument, the active mechanics would need to be mounted near the center of the musician's derriere for something like this to be effective for brass or woodwind.

[Mark]

I can handle a lead trumpet playing sharp. Stretch tuning - just taken to an unnecessary extreme. What sounds far worse (and makes my job much harder) is when the Bari sax is consistently 20-25 cents sharp.

Yes! What is that with the bari sax?

They are deaf...from Marty (just behind them) blasting his bass trombone in their ears, and the only way they can hear themselves is to play way above pitch.

Well, maybe, but my experience is that the bari sax always plays sharp.

[Dan Schultz]

I just looked at the price of the guitar 'thingie'. I was involved in automation and robotics for over thirty years and that gizmo is one hell of a buy considering there are six miniature servos, an accelerometer, a microprocessor, and an internal power pack involved. $300 bucks is cheap!