Topic: Some strangeness with unisons, and a feature request or two
A problem, to me: If we universally detune the unisons, the lowest notes, which should be created by striking single strings, are detuned as though they are duplexes or trichords. The way around this may seem simple--just tune the unisons one-by-one in the Note edit page for this parameter, avoiding the universal slider. But a question arises: If the low note unison strings behave as though they are duplexes or trichords, doesn't this affect their sound in normal playing, before they are detuned further, or with other adjustments, such as using the Aging slider? (Or does the Unison Detune only detune the single string on one-string notes? If so, is that correct--should the user expect that low notes will be detuned when adjusting the Unison slider?)
A feature request: The ability to change the amplitude of each string in the unisons. Because hammers wear and because the head or shaft may shift slightly over time, the strike point and angle across the width of unisons changes over time, so that some of the unison strings are hit more firmly than others. This, to me, is part of an older piano's tone--the combination of detuned unisons, with the unisons having slightly different amplitudes. The effect can be that the "sourness" of the detuned strings is heard, but not as prominently as the correctly tuned strings. Over time, of course, the situation can change, as more of the strings fall out of tune, or as the detuned strings sound louder than the correctly-pitched strings. May seem like a minor change, but I think the effect on the sound, if we could change the amplitude of each string individually, could be enormous, and for the better in achieving still more realism, since this would model the behavior of a real, imperfect piano.
An interface request: It would be nice to see which notes are made up of single strings, duplexes, and trichords, since the break points vary from one piano to another. Not sure where this would go. On the Mics page? Possibly as an overlay that can be called for the left hand panel, if that panel could be zoomed in on? Perhaps on another page that doesn't yet exist, which would simply show the piano from above or from the player's perspective, hiding all or most of the parameters? (A page that could be called or removed by a single keypress.)
