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KORG chromatic tuner question?

Unread post by gabel8 » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:17 am

i have a KORG chromatic tuner CA-30 and iwas wondering what the different calibration levels mean. i have it set on 446Hz right now, what does this mean and what should it be set at?
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Unread post by Brock » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:18 am

Well, 440 Hz is middle A (and is the tuning note for orchestras and such), so I think it's supposed to be set on that. I don't have a chromatic tuner though, so I'll let someone who does chime in.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:49 am

yeah leave it on 440
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Unread post by thejoe » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:43 pm

in europe, middle A is at 438Hz
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Unread post by czech » Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:30 pm

crash_in_to_me wrote:in europe, middle A is at 438Hz
atmospheric pressure or what? :P
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Unread post by thejoe » Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:09 pm

i dunno, ask swedey
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Unread post by c_tietze » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:36 pm

440 is standard concert pitch, you shouldn't fuck with this at all.
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