Thanks John,

I understand the issue better now. I sort of assumed this was just a question of standard notation and music theory and not BB playing out some notes that did not sound correct.

As I stated I have the same issue with my keyboard. It was a bit confusing when I first got it. For example if I play a C# the keyboard display returns a Db.

I made the assumption that the maker of the keyboard did not want to spend the money to cause the keyboard to return the correctly displayed chord name. I assume the same for BB. There must be a constant battle with BB to provide what people want and what is cost effective.

I also kinda of assumed Technics may have taken their idea from a "standard" circle of Fifths chart which only list the most common keys. There is no C# on that chart, though I never considered C# to be a strange key to play in.

I can see how this lack of adherence to standard notation would be very disconcerting to someone sight reading something and even more so if that was their only way of playing.

I will digress a bit to relate a story about a very fine classical piano player who player for the German National Symphony and live above me in France. Nicole could play anything that was placed in front of her. I placed a Robert Johnson guitar transcribed piece on her piano and it was scary as....Robert came right out of the piano...lol
On the other hand she could not play a simple 1/4/5 by ear until I showed her how. I was totally amazed someone with such an huge skill set could not play something so simple by ear.

I think it would be a very daunting task to make a software product that would satisfy someone who came from the Juilliard School of Music and someone who learned to play on the back porch.

I can imagine such a thing...lol

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Cheers,


Billy

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Last edited by Planobilly; 08/10/15 11:57 AM.
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