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by jdontillman 1365 days ago
Solid point. I never thought about Equal Temperament as an example of Worse is Better, but yeah.

And after going through heroic efforts to get the ratios of notes exact, you're probably going to want to add a little vibrato or chorus effect to give it more warmth and character. So it's self-defeating in a way.

Nonetheless, the exploration of alternate tunings can be fascinating.