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I've noticed that Dr. Dre tunes all of his with a at 453.5Hz, I've heard of people tuning down to a 432Hz but not up,Why does he do that?
It has to do with ground hum at 60Hz in theU.S.A. Basically 60Hz
is somewhere between Bb and B and by tuning up to 453.5Hz or so you've created something that will be in tune with the ground hum on speakers.
I've noticed that Dr. Dre tunes all of his with a at 453.5Hz, I've heard of people tuning down to a 432Hz but not up,Why does he do that?
It has to do with ground hum at 60Hz in theU.S.A. Basically 60Hz
is somewhere between Bb and B and by tuning up to 453.5Hz or so you've created something that will be in tune with the ground hum on speakers.
Anyhow I found this interesting, so I figured I'd share it on
MusicalNet. Dr. Dre is a pretty smart guy apparently.
notes sound slightly off. Why would it matter for it to be in tune with the ground hum of the speakers? Ideally, I'd think the speakers shouldn't hum.
Interesting. My first thought is, doesn't each note have to be tuned to one specific frequency? I'd think the frequency is what defines a musical note,
tuning it slightly off would, by definition, change the note. Also, why just
the A note? If he changes the tuning for just the A note, I'd think it would
be out of tune with other notes, making combination notes sound slightly off.
Why would it matter for it to be in tune with the ground hum of the speakers?
Ideally, I'd think the speakers shouldn't hum.