Comments on: Ultimate Guide to 432 – Theory and 432 Tuning

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:19:41 +0000

Thanks for putting this info together! Much appreciated.

By: S.S.

S.S. — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 14:12:46 +0000

Beautifully written! And the rest if your guide is an awesome tool for anyone looking to experiment within Ableton.

If you haven’t seen this video I’d highly reccomend it. It speaks of Tesla’s observations and vortex math.

By: Shonx

Shonx — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:50:14 +0000

Agree with Cindo Santos above, the difference will be negligible if the frequency of all the other notes in the scale are also altered.proportiionately. It makes more sense for string instruments as it will affect the tension on the strings but that could also be achieved by altering the string guage. If anything though, this will often make it less precise as the pressure of the fret on finger will also alter the resulting pitch.

It could be argued that we already use quite a few “imperfections” in digital music as we already use frequency shifters, detuned oscillators, analog drift, glide, et al. to deviate from equal temperament, not to mention the microtonality of non-western scale systems. I’d also guess that if every performer in an ensemble hit the same note precisely, it would result in some audible phasing, so although close, it’s doubtful that they would all be hitting an exact 440 anyway.

I’m also not quite sure why you think examples of numerology support your case any more than astrology, the significance of numbers is in the quantity they indicate, not in what other disparate numbers share that quantity.

By: Cindo Santos

Cindo Santos — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 22:42:05 +0000

Hi. I read your article because someone the other day was asking me, at the place that I play weekly – Zen Mystery in Florida, about this 432 tuning. I told him that I had heard about it but it’s just a standard so everyone is playing in tune, but in my opinion, I didn’t really see how much of a difference it could make.
So I read your article, and frankly, I don’t see the point. I mean, you can flat out your guitar a little bit, so the A on the fifth string (440 Hz) will now be a little flat. Very little indeed, cause, for example the G on the third fret normally (at 440 Hz) is 392 Hz, so you’re talking a tiny lowering of the string tension. Reality check: How can this possibly be less “agitated” , more “calm”?
In music it’s all relative, if you’re playing in the key of A, want it more ” calm”, play lower in C then. Or guitar tuning too high?then lower it by a couple frets, etc. Check out a great example of this in that Cold Play song “Where Do We Go”, tuned down three frets…
Anyway, thanks for the input, I enjoy your music even if I don’t know your reference tuning :-)

By: David

David — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:02:18 +0000

Thank you very much, I wanted to know about this