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432Hz

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

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    Votes: 18 10.3%

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    Votes: 156 89.7%
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#44
DECEMBER said:
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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Victor Wooten talks about the benefits of tuning to 432 Hz in his book, the music lesson. An excellent read btw.
 
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#48
DECEMBER said:
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:
New music by DECEMBER!
EmpathEyes
The Eyes of the Empath are Heart-wired. A gaze which never blinks, We feel your Soul in Eternity.
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DECEMBERmusic.org
MUSIC with INTENT for a PURPOSEFUL UNIVERSE
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Nice tune.
 
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#50
DECEMBER said:
If you have no interest in 432Hz and don't resonate with it, then please pass over this thread.
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I’m not sure at what frequency I resonate, but I did think of a good reason to try A = 432; for those that have a dead spot somewhere on their bass when tuned to A = 440, tuning down to A = 432 should at least move the dead spot to a different location, and perhaps it ends up mostly between notes. You’ll have to get you band mates onboard with the new tuning….
 
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#51
It's fine, it's like, a little lower. In music school i would tune a little flat while practicing through the day, just so that the instrument wouldn't be sharp when I walked into orchestra or ensemble. It's much faster and easier to tune up with the group, and have the tuning be stable, if you know ahead of time that you are tuning up. I had a metronome that could give me A at 432, 440, or 446 - so that's use for that.
 
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BarfanyShart said:
It's fine, it's like, a little lower. In music school i would tune a little flat while practicing through the day, just so that the instrument wouldn't be sharp when I walked into orchestra or ensemble. It's much faster and easier to tune up with the group, and have the tuning be stable, if you know ahead of time that you are tuning up. I had a metronome that could give me A at 432, 440, or 446 - so that's use for that.
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Incidentally, I was told that the reason metronome had 3 different A's on it was because some orchestras in other countries tune to the higher A, and early music ensembles tune to the lower A. I guess 432 may be closer to what concert pitch was 200 years ago, and standard pitch has drifted up since then.
 
#53
DECEMBER said:
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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I tune to A=440 not because of some belief in its superiority or some belief in the inferiority of A=432. I tune to 440 because everyone I've ever played with tunes to 440 so that's where I keep my tuner set to.

Since you claim that A=432 is superior, then please don't stop at "if you study the frequencies at which natural things vibrate, they are in resonance with the frequencies you get when A=432". Please elaborate.
 
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#60
People are welcome to tune however they want, but the rationale for 432 seems a little weird. Unless someone can point out any disadvantages of tuning to 440, and explain why the benefits of 432 outweigh the benefits of tuning to 440, I'm going to not bother changing any of my tuners, and continue to stay in tune with everyone else I play with.
 
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