>This is not quite right. On all fretless instruments, including most bowed strings and the human voice, enharmonic equivalent notes still have different pitches.
Not because we want it or it is some ideal situation, though.
Just because 12-tet can't get a single note to be in the exact right ratio. If it could, we'd play D# and Eb exactly the same.
Besides, if the fretless instrument is not soloing, it might still play it as the 12-tet single note compromise, to match what others play at the same time.
Not because we want it or it is some ideal situation, though.
Just because 12-tet can't get a single note to be in the exact right ratio. If it could, we'd play D# and Eb exactly the same.
Besides, if the fretless instrument is not soloing, it might still play it as the 12-tet single note compromise, to match what others play at the same time.