# Is there a perfect tuning?

No tuning keeps every interval pure. Each system gives up something, and the history of temperament is a history of what musicians were willing to give up.

Connects to:
- [Temperament](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_temper)
- [The Pythagorean comma](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_comma)
- [Ratios](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_ratio)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_mu_perfect · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_mu_perfect