Subj : Why Dr. Dre tunes A to 453hz
To   : LaRRy LaGoMoRpH
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Nov 01 2014 09:51 am

 Re: Why Dr. Dre tunes A to 453hz
 By: LaRRy LaGoMoRpH to All on Sat Oct 04 2014 13:23:44

LL> I've noticed that Dr. Dre tunes all of his with a at 453.5Hz, I've heard
LL> of people tuning down to a 432Hz but not up,Why does he do that?

LL> It has to do with ground hum at 60Hz in theU.S.A.  Basically 60Hz
LL> is somewhere between Bb and B  and by tuning up to 453.5Hz or so you've
LL> created something that will be in tune with the ground hum on speakers.

LL> Anyhow I found this interesting, so I figured I'd share it on
LL> MusicalNet. Dr. Dre is a pretty smart guy apparently.

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, so
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.

Nightfox

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