Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by criddell on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:27AM
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Is a D-sharp/E-flat played on a piano or guitar closer to D-sharp or E-flat on the violin?
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Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by bombela on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:43AM
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It's in the middle between the two!
Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by criddell on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:21AM
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It would be interesting to have an electronic keyboard that watches what you are playing and decides when you press the D-sharp/E-flat key, which note it should play.
Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by topaz0 on Sunday August 28, 2022 @12:42PM
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Some old style organs that are not "well-tempered" have split keys for some notes, so that you can choose D# vs Eb (for example), depending what else is going on.
Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by rawling on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:36AM
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I'm sure I've see on here something that does not just that, but also remembers what it just did so when you play your next notes it doesn't jump to a different tuning.
Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by aikinai on Sunday August 28, 2022 @10:24AM
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There are also digital keyboards that let you bend pitch after you hit a note by shifting the pressure similar to a violin.
Re:Why are D-sharp and E-flat considered to be two different...
by coldtea on Sunday August 28, 2022 @08:38AM
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Could also be exactly the same as "the two", as violinists would also often just play those two at the traditional "piano" pitch, when playing alonside a piano and other such instruments.