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432Hz

Do you or have you ever tuned to A=432Hz?

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#1
I'm curious if there's anyone else that tunes to reference A=432Hz?
I recently learned how to tune my VST synths to 432Hz so I can now record songs in that tuning. My bass & guitar are now tuned in 432Hz and for synths I have to tune each oscillator down in each new instance, but it's not a big deal.
I know a lot of people don't feel 432Hz makes any difference, and that's fine. But please don't turn this thread into an argument as to whether or not one tuning is "better" than another, or why you think 432Hz is just complete nonsense.
If you have no interest in 432Hz and don't resonate with it, then please pass over this thread. I would like for it to be something for people that do use or are interested in 432Hz, to connect and talk about it.

Thank you!

Here's my first song that was fully recorded in 432Hz:
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Basslice said:
Why?
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What is 432 Hz tuning?
A=432 Hz, known as Verdi’s ‘A’ is an alternative tuning that is mathematically consistent with the universe. Music based on 432Hz transmits beneficial healing energy, because it is a pure tone of math fundamental to nature.
The universal music of sacred geometry
According to Brian T. Collins, a musician and researcher, the standard pitch (A=440 Hz) does not harmonize on any level that corresponds to cosmic movement, rhythm, or natural vibration. The greatest musicians, such as Mozart and Verdi, based their music on the natural vibration of A=432. It’s true that it is only 8 vibrations per second different from the standard tuning, but this small difference seems to be remarkable to our human consciousness.
There’s a growing musical and metaphysical movement for recovering optimal integrity in the music industry and spirituality through the 432Hz tuning. In April 2008 Dutch journalist Richard Huisken founded the ‘back to 432 Hz’ committee, claiming that this original tuning was used in ancient cultures and is found on antique instruments like the Stradivarius violin.

From: https://attunedvibrations.com/432hz/
 
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I play in drop-D, tuned to A=432Hz. I have to use heavier strings for this.
I have a 30.3" scale Gretsch Electromatic bass with DR Hi Beams 45 65 85, and a Stringjoy 110 for the low D. It sounds great!
My guitar, Epi LP Muse, 24.75" scale, has:
54 42 30 22w 15 11
It sounds great, too. The wound G string is so much better than a plain. It's perfectly intonated and doesn't have that nasty ringing overtone that plains do.
 
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DECEMBER said:
What is 432 Hz tuning?
A=432 Hz, known as Verdi’s ‘A’ is an alternative tuning that is mathematically consistent with the universe. Music based on 432Hz transmits beneficial healing energy, because it is a pure tone of math fundamental to nature.
The universal music of sacred geometry
According to Brian T. Collins, a musician and researcher, the standard pitch (A=440 Hz) does not harmonize on any level that corresponds to cosmic movement, rhythm, or natural vibration. The greatest musicians, such as Mozart and Verdi, based their music on the natural vibration of A=432. It’s true that it is only 8 vibrations per second different from the standard tuning, but this small difference seems to be remarkable to our human consciousness.
There’s a growing musical and metaphysical movement for recovering optimal integrity in the music industry and spirituality through the 432Hz tuning. In April 2008 Dutch journalist Richard Huisken founded the ‘back to 432 Hz’ committee, claiming that this original tuning was used in ancient cultures and is found on antique instruments like the Stradivarius violin.

From: https://attunedvibrations.com/432hz/
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Actually in that time the lack of standarization meant that there was no set pitch for "A", the adam neely video cited above lists some of the different frequencies used for "A" in that time, going between 420 and 480hz. The 440 is just a "nice" number picked by the international standards organisation, easy to reproduce and to do math with. Besides, no fretted or keyed instrument is ever in tune, since the even spacing between notes means having the notes a bit off (Neely has a video explaining that too I think). And in all these decades of hearing a plethora of recordings in equal temperament with A 440 makes most people find true temperament and/or other frequencies for "A" sounding odd at least, bad at worst. However, since it is all a standard and no one can tell you whay tou can or can not make, as long as you find it pleasant go ahead. Just don't buy all the "universe resonant frequency" BS
 
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I know a lot of people don't feel 432Hz makes any difference, and that's fine. But please don't turn this thread into an argument as to whether or not one tuning is "better" than another, or why you think 432Hz is just complete nonsense.
If you have no interest in 432Hz and don't resonate with it, then please pass over this thread. I would like for it to be something for people that do use or are interested in 432Hz, to connect and talk about it.

Thank you!
 
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It doesn't work if you just tune an already recorded song down to 432Hz. (Well, it "works", it changes the overall tuning, but it can't magically give the song any of the benefits of 432Hz.)
If the song was recorded in 440Hz tuning then that's where it's gonna sound good, especially if there's guitar in it. The harmonics involved are interacting at the frequency they were originally played at, so tuning a recorded song from 440 to 432 isn't going to sound better.
And if you're going to record a song at 432Hz, it definitely takes some adjustments to things to make it work, like string gauge, for one.

I agree, some people have taken this too far by retuning already recorded songs down to 432. There is really no point to this, and it will stretch it out just enough that the first thing you will notice is it will start losing punch, especially if there's guitar or bass in it. The transients, like drums, will suffer significantly as well.
 
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DECEMBER said:
What is 432 Hz tuning?
A=432 Hz, known as Verdi’s ‘A’ is an alternative tuning that is mathematically consistent with the universe. Music based on 432Hz transmits beneficial healing energy, because it is a pure tone of math fundamental to nature.
The universal music of sacred geometry
According to Brian T. Collins, a musician and researcher, the standard pitch (A=440 Hz) does not harmonize on any level that corresponds to cosmic movement, rhythm, or natural vibration. The greatest musicians, such as Mozart and Verdi, based their music on the natural vibration of A=432. It’s true that it is only 8 vibrations per second different from the standard tuning, but this small difference seems to be remarkable to our human consciousness.
There’s a growing musical and metaphysical movement for recovering optimal integrity in the music industry and spirituality through the 432Hz tuning. In April 2008 Dutch journalist Richard Huisken founded the ‘back to 432 Hz’ committee, claiming that this original tuning was used in ancient cultures and is found on antique instruments like the Stradivarius violin.

From: https://attunedvibrations.com/432hz/
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Very interesting indeed. Thanks for posting.
 
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Actually, if you study the frequiencies at which natural things vibrate, they are in resonance with the frequiencies you get when A=432Hz.
But, again, I don't want this to turn into an argument as to why you think 432Hz is BS, so if this isn't something you resonate with, then please kindly pass this over.
 
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DECEMBER said:
I know a lot of people don't feel 432Hz makes any difference, and that's fine. But please don't turn this thread into an argument as to whether or not one tuning is "better" than another, or why you think 432Hz is just complete nonsense.
If you have no interest in 432Hz and don't resonate with it, then please pass over this thread. I would like for it to be something for people that do use or are interested in 432Hz, to connect and talk about it.
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What else is there to talk about? Those who use standard tuning don't talk about A=440. We just tune up and play some songs. I don't know why someone would post about this and then get all upset when they already know most of us don't buy into it. Tune however you want.
 
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