Posted April 2, Just for a quick reference in case anyone is wondering, notes around A are:. Posted April 3, Leo Plumtree Posted April 4, Posted April 4, Posted April 10, Posted April 11, Posted April 17, Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic Insert image from URL. Go to topic listing. Of course, music went on to evolve in major ways since the 6th Century B.
Pythagorean tuning only accounted for four consonant intervals octaves, fifths, fourths, and unisons. Before we go further, it's worth noting that "Hertz" cycles per second as a measurement of frequency and pitch wasn't on anyone's radar back then -- certainly not in Ancient Greece, but in fact not until the late 16th Century when seconds started being used as a unit of time.
It wasn't until that the invention of the Savart Wheel and Tonometer brought the measurement of cycles per second into focus. And it would take nearly another century for the emergence of the term "Hertz," coined after Heinrich Hertz popular music YouTuber and producer Rick Beato has a short but sweet overview of this history here.
In other words, musicians and scientists wouldn't have thought about the vs Hz debate in the same way we do today. Instead, they focused on ratios and intervals, and used instruments like tuning forks as reference for pitch. Some of the discourse around Hz vs Hz can be traced back to Germany beginning in the 17th century, before Heinrich Hertz' time.
Mozart, on the other hand, experimented with different frequency standards, such as and Hz, based on a tuning fork believed to have been his some believe that he preferred Hz but this seems to be a misconception.
Germany would eventually make its way to Hz tuning with much of the rest of Europe and the U. Unfortuantely, the rise of the Nazi party in the s would lead some to conflate the standardization to Hz with the party's obsession with order and purity -- in truth, these matters are unrelated. A few decades later, in , the U. In a way, these international tuning disputes mirrored the global conflicts and resolutions occurring around the same time.
A more united and open world meant a more united sense of sound. This global standardization also made practical and economic sense.
With specifications in place, instruments could be more easily manufactured and sold across the world. However, some people would take this standardization as a militant and stifling imposition on music's nature -- in some cases, even, a grand conspiracy theory designed to control hearts and minds.
While these schemes aren't backed up by any real evidence, people continue to argue in favor of Hz over hz for various reasons. As such, Hz remains a viable tuning option and personal preference for some, even if it's a bit of a dark horse with shaky justifications. Every sound we hear is merely a vibration that occurs through a medium i. A sound that vibrates at cycles per second would be said to hum at Hz.
This is what sounds like A4 by modern standards. In other words, notes with a lower pitch have a lower frequency measured in Hz , while higher notes have a higher frequency. Put simply, Hz is a specific pitch that we can classify as one version of the note A4.
By setting A4 at Hz rather than Hz, every other note must be shifted down from accordingly for proper tuning, so B4 drops from If Hz has been the standard for well over half a century, why do some people swear by Hz including Verdi, supposedly? As mentioned earlier, musicians across time preferred to tune their instruments in various ways for intuitive, practical, mathematical, and even spiritual reasons. Ultimately, composers and producers are concerned with what sounds best.
Once again, this is a matter of personal preference, though the untrained ear might not even notice much of a difference. Our experiences inform our likes and dislikes. Beneficial properties Hz Lots of websites claim that Hz is a "universal" frequency. Listen for yourself! Take the test here. This video also gives a good, unbiased argument for listening to the same piece in different frequencies: Hz vs Hz vs Hz Conclusion I, for one, really enjoy the way that Hz sounds to my ears.
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Joined Oct 22, Messages 6 Reaction score 5. Hi all, I have a Roland E30 synth and I love it, but it always sounded out-of-tune when playing along with recordings. Today I downloaded a spectrum analyser app and found out that A is actually Hz, not the common Hz. Using the pitch bender I pitched it up slightly and playing along sounded way better, but of course it's not very accurate and I can only play with one hand.
It was more of a proof-of-concept after all. I want to fix this, tune it properly to Hz, but the transpose option only allows for half-step transposition. Does anybody know of another way to tune it?
Is there a nob on the inside, or a hidden setting, or should I make a nob myself? Where should I put it? I'd love to hear your suggestions. Nevermind, I found it in the manual, page 64 if anyone is interested. SeaGtGruff I meant to play that note!
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