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DamSam - Posted - 03/03/2010: 21:06:48
Hello to all I know that I have seen this around hear some were but can not find it. At fiddle fork.com they have something called fiddle scales looks interesting but how do you make it work? If some one can explain it to me with out a lot of trouble I might give it a go but if it takes a lot of pc know how just forget I brought it up
Mrbluegrassfiddler - Posted - 03/04/2010: 02:50:51
Hello: The best way you can develop fiddle scales on midi - get a copy of musicmasterworks.com and develop your own on their software. It only takes a short download and after you set a c-scale, the transpose it up, or down and that will give you the scales for any key. Example, transpose the C-scale down two steps and you are in B-flat. Transpose it up two steps, and you have a D-scale. Set the tempo to your comfort level. Software is simple, and yet quite effective.
carlb - Posted - 03/04/2010: 06:27:40
And will the scales be in equal temprement (arithmatic scale; the pitch of each 1/2 step is separated by the 12 root of 2) or justified (the notes are derived from the harmonics of a vibrating string; often closer to what you play on the fiddle)?
woodwiz - Posted - 03/04/2010: 07:10:40
Just temperament doesn't work for many keys if you tune in perfect fifths. Fiddles require their own special temperament, neither just tuning nor equal temper, but a hybrid that suits the particular characteristics of the fiddle. When all is said and done, good intonation is what sounds good, and changes for different situations. Since fiddles almost always play with equal tempered instruments, it makes sense to me to start by learning equal temperament, and then when you have learned to hear (took me a few years) start learning how to find the center of a note in different contexts.
That being said, I couldn't figure out how to make those scales work, either. I just do long, slow scales (against drones where appropriate), and listen closely to find where the note sort of lights up. I also use Intonia to check my playing for systematic errors.
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