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RE: A = 440 Hz OR 432 Hz?



I love when you write, Per.
Can you please write more?
I don't care what, just write, please.
:D

> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 11:21:27 +0100
> Subject: Re: A = 440 Hz OR 432 Hz?
> From: perboysen@gmail.com
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
> Yes, pretty interesting! All those links target videos and if you want
> to take in information faster, here's a text page for a good
> introduction:
> http://the-universal-mind.blogspot.se/2008/11/back-to-432-hz.html
>
> This, as most players in the 432 Hz debate, seems to refer to The
> committee 'Back to 432 Hz', created by Dutch journalist Richard
> Huisken in 2008:
> http://www.terugnaar432hz.org
>
> I haven't done much so far at 432 - not that I've been aware of -
> except for a choir music remix when the vocal recording files sent to
> me turned out to be at 432 Hz. I tuned down my studio to match that
> but noticed no other effect than my alto flute becoming a bitch to
> play that low (built for 440).
>
> One aspect of producing recordings with Apple Logic, that I'm fond of,
> is that as long as you stick with Logic's own virtual instruments (and
> there are more than in any other DAW package) you have instant access
> to global tuning options. These options not only let you tune down to
> 432 (or any other pitch you might fancy) but also chose between a
> couple of hundred micro tonal tunings, called "fixed tunings" in Logic
> because they needs you to define a tonal center.
>
> I'm not always fond of having a tonal center and then my personal
> favorite for sequencing virtual instruments in Logic is to use Hermode
> Tuning of the kind that constantly analyzes the arrangement and
> matches both thirds and fifths for the purest harmony in any musical
> situation. This means the thirds are not always the same - as in
> Pythagorian tuning, referred to in those linked videos - but changes
> depending to what other notes happend to be sounding at any particular
> moment. This is how often a choir or a string ensemble learn to adapt
> micro tuning within the performance of a musical piece.
>
> I plan try out making an all electronic album project some day in
> Hermode (3+5 optimization) with the middle A at 432. It must be big
> chunk of music because if presented on air or any other public media
> stream it will sound strange as all other music around are at 440 and
> we tend to remember pitch for several minutes after having heard
> music. So the playback setting must ensure that the listener is given
> the time needed to adjust.
>
> Greetings from Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Jack Cattedra
> <the_beat_conductor@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Stumbled upon this topic recently and I find it very interesting. From my
> > personal experience and experimentation, I've found that I naturally tune my
> > instruments to this frequency or a harmonic of it. Not to mention,
> > songwriting just seems to flow so much easier this way, who knows. I don't
> > like to intellectualize these types of things too much, but I figured I'd
> > share these links anyway. :)
> >
> >
> > The Cosmic 432 - Part 1
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVATlX4XKMk
> >
> > The Cosmic 432 - Part 2
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuyeor8f6Q
> >
> >
> > Fred Cusinato: 432 Hertz Healing - Truth Connections Radio - 15th May 2012
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJTydBYVF4E
> >
>