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Drop D soundbyte

Unread post by Dancing Ants » Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:38 am

can someone record the sound of drop d tuning for me, and post it or send it to me?
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:47 am

just tune your low E string an octave lower than the D string...

or just use this guitar tuner.

http://www.guitarists.net/software/view ... tuner.html
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Unread post by jsgksu » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:05 pm

When you have your guitar in standard tuning, holding the fifth fret on the low e string will sound just like and open a string. Now, tune your low e string down about a half a turn and put your finger on the seventh fret, it should sound exactly like an open a string, if it doesnt keep making minor adjustments on the low e until the 7th fret on it sounds just like an open a. Does that make sense, I dont know how else ot explain it, or just buy/use a tuner like isaac said.
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Unread post by KevinGTArch » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:28 pm

Isaac, forgive my correction, but drop D isn't a WHOLE octave below the D-string is it? I thought you just tuned it down a step exactly to the D-string...at least that's what I've seen and always done.

I don't even think the string tension at an octave lower would be playable.

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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:30 pm

KevinGTArch wrote:Isaac, forgive my correction, but drop D isn't a WHOLE octave below the D-string is it? I thought you just tuned it down a step exactly to the D-string...at least that's what I've seen and always done.

I don't even think the string tension at an octave lower would be playable.

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its an octave lower from the fourth string, not an octave lower from the sixth string
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:32 pm

KevinGTArch wrote:Isaac, forgive my correction, but drop D isn't a WHOLE octave below the D-string is it? I thought you just tuned it down a step exactly to the D-string...at least that's what I've seen and always done.

I don't even think the string tension at an octave lower would be playable.

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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:33 pm

isaac wrote:
KevinGTArch wrote:Isaac, forgive my correction, but drop D isn't a WHOLE octave below the D-string is it? I thought you just tuned it down a step exactly to the D-string...at least that's what I've seen and always done.

I don't even think the string tension at an octave lower would be playable.

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you were right isaac
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:34 pm

heh. i thought so because it's still an octave below the D string, you're just tuning a step down on the E string.
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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:34 pm

isaac wrote:heh. i thought so because it's still an octave below the D string, you're just tuning a step down on the E string.
half step

gotcha :wink:
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:35 pm

*shakes my fist* bastard!

i'm going to go cry now.

NOOO! MUFASA JUST DIED!

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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:45 pm

isaac wrote:*shakes my fist* bastard!

i'm going to go cry now.

NOOO! MUFASA JUST DIED!

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Unread post by DJR » Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:00 pm

fatjack wrote:
isaac wrote:heh. i thought so because it's still an octave below the D string, you're just tuning a step down on the E string.
half step

gotcha :wink:
wouldn't a half step only be e flat? i think isaacs right
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Unread post by KevinGTArch » Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:10 pm

Yeah, I do know that Eb is half a step down from E and D is a whole step down from E. I do know that much.

But I wasn't aware that there was an octave difference between the 4-string D and the dropped-D. How does that work out?

Seriously, I'm not an expert in music theory, but I just don't hear the octave between the two. If you can explain it, I'm all ears.

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Unread post by KevinGTArch » Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:12 pm

Nevermind, I just took a second and thought about it. It's an octave and I'm very very wrong.

But D is a whole step down from E!!!

:-)

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Unread post by isaac » Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:29 pm

yep...only time it's a half-step i thought was B-C and E-F...
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