[LAU] Fwd: Default (instrument plugins) tuning frequency

[Robert Edge]

On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 6:02 AM, Jeanette C. <julien at mail.upb.de> wrote:

> Jan 2 2017, Yassin Philip has written:
> ...
>
>> Is there such thing as a default tuning "norm" or (most probably) does
>> every plugin do what it wants to do?
>>
> The default or standard tuning for typical western musical instruments
> is at 440Hz. There are variations, when it comes to concert pitch. I
> believe that the Americans sometimes choose 441 or 442Hz. But every
> hardware synth - that I know of - is tuned to 440Hz with a well-tempered
> scale.
>

Equal tempered.  I've never seen a software synth or modern tuner that uses
one of the well tempered systems.

12 equal tones to the octave with the A above middle C tuned to 440Hz is
the standard.

MIDI pitch to Hz can be calculated with the formula: 440 ^ (2 * ( (x - 69)
/ 12))
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