Re: [LAU] PHASEX-0.10.2

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On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 04:52:15PM -0700, William Weston wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2007, Ken Restivo wrote:
>
> > Also runs beautifully on Debian Sid.
> >
> > My only concern about PhaseX in general, is that some of the
> > patches sound "out of tune" compared to other instruments. There
> > are probably oscillator settings I need to play with in order to
> > mitigate that.
>
> Tuning is set to A4 at 432Hz by default. The Master Tune parameter
> works in increments of 1/120th of a halfstep, so start with a value
> of 39 if you need to tune to 440. The base A4 frequency can be set
> in src/phasex.h if you really want a Master Tune of 0 to correspond
> to 440 instead of 432.

Thanks.

I'm curious why 432Hz?

Isn't "A" 440Hz the international standard?

        In 1939, an international conference recommended that the A
        above middle C be tuned to 440 Hz. This standard was taken
        up by the International Organization for Standardization in 1955
        (and was reaffirmed by them in 1975) as ISO 16. Since then it
        has served as the audio frequency reference for the calibration
        of pianos, violins, and other musical instruments.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/440hz

>
> > Very nice synth though. I've used it live once already.
>
> That's one up on me! Awesome!
>

Thanks for your help on the tuning: now I can use it for pads and leads, and not just atonal sound effects.

- -ken
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