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Old 06-22-2018, 01:56 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by juliansader View Post
I am curious: in which musical situations is the precise shape of the linear tempo change relevant?

When I insert accelerandos and ritardandos, I very seldom use "gradual transition" for the entire accel or rit. Instead, I draw my own custom curves using lots of closely-spaced points, and the eventual shapes may be closer to sine, fast start, fast end, or some Bézier.
You're right. When the distance between two points are shorter than the smallest rhythmical value we use, then the shape of the points have less and less importance.
But, for tweaking points, the non-square lines needs less points and can be easier made and edited.
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