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Tuning
Laurent de La Hyre, Allegory of Music (1649) Before a concert, the orchestra tunes. The oboist blows a sustained reference pitch at A 440 Hz to which the string, woodwind, and brass players adjust. The musicians tune their instruments to compensate for environmental changes in temperature and humidity. Before the music has even begun, each… Continue reading
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Aftertouch
Johannes Vermeer, A Young Woman seated at a Virginal (c. 1670-72) In MIDI parlance, aftertouch refers to MIDI data that’s transmitted when a key or pad on an electronic controller is held down after the initial attack to control parameters such as volume, vibrato depth, or filter brightness. One of the first synthesizers to incorporate… Continue reading
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