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

[Will Godfrey]

On Mon, 2 Jan 2017 11:11:02 -0500
Robert Edge <thumbknucklerocks at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

Yoshi/Zyn has always had full microtonal capability. You can have whatever
reference frequency, scale and notes per octave you like.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
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