Pachelbel's Canon in 3 tunings: Just intonation, Meantone and 12-equal

See also: http://www.squidoo.com/tuning-systems - Pachelbel's Canon in D, in three different tunings: Just (with septimal C), Meantone (31 5^(1/4) fifths with C on 15th position) and the usual 12-equal, played at midi organ.
Not interested in technical details about tuning? See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzQmax... for Pachelbel's canon with mountain views from Switzerland.
This video:
Tuned with Scala, implemented with Timidity++, soundfont: Jeux14.SF2.
Registration:
1st voice: Montre 8 + Nazard 2 & 2/3
2nd voice: Montre 8 + Tierce 1 & 3/5
3rd voice: Montre 8 + Larigot 1 & 1/3
Bass: Principale 16+8

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[Blacksquareable]

That's a lovely organ sound.  What software are you using?

[padaneis]

Huygen-Fokker Scala for tuning and Timidity++ for audio synthesis. Both are free software. Soundfont is Jeux14.SF2 (Jeux d'Orgues v 1.4)

[Sandiegoanons]

What do you use to convert the midi from equal to JI or meantone?

[padaneis]

"Huygens-Fokker Scala" and "timidity++" for synthesising audio. Both are available for free. Please google "making microtonal music with software", you'll be able to find put more details in a blog post by Jeff Harrington.

[Daniel Young]

Thank you so much for sharing. I've been curious about the difference for years. Finally my curiosity is satisfied. I loved the just tuning!

[padaneis]

Thanks to you for your interest and for your kind comments :)

[fleebness]

Yeah, I'm of two minds about equal temperament. On the positive side, it has made it possible to write music for keyboards that changes to various keys quite easily without a tremendous amount of fuss. On the other hand, it has deprived generations of people of the opportunity to hear the beauty of pure intervals. In a way, showing people these nicer temperaments is like revealing that your ears have been raped for centuries.

[elgaed69]

equal temperament is the worst thing ever to happen to music.

[Federico Sanchez Pinzon]

The difference can only be heard when synthesis is used. In normal instruments the natural difference between the many instruments affination in an orchestra make it imposible to note the difference.

A typical Stainway is afeter a concert with 1/2 comma off. Ask a tunner.

[Luke Deaton]

At the risk of getting into a youtube argument, Bach's Well

Tempered Clavier wasn't written for equal temperament; it was written for well temperament. Some writers have suggested that Bach's treatment of dissonace etc varies depending on the character each key would have had in such a temperament.

[Peter Jonker]

3:52 just intonation (reine stemming)

3:55 meantone (middentoonstemming)

7:50 12 equal temperament (gelijkzwevende stemming)

[Richard Glez]

What are you talking about? There would be no Well tempered clavier, and therefore, no modulations...

[qwert11]

just intonation sounds dissonant as hell near the end. jesus christ