Questions tagged [pitch]
Use this tag whenever the topic involved relative or absolute tones. It can be the frequency of a note, or perhaps the comparison of a tuned instrument vs an untuned one.
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How accurate are recordings when it comes to standard concert pitch?
While practicing guitar, I’ve noticed that some songs seem slightly off even when my tuner is set to standard pitch.
I’ve checked a few recordings and it feels like they might be slightly sharp or ...
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Connection between rhythm and pitch perception
We know that rhythm and pitch are equivalent; they are both periodicities, only the former one is of low frequency (when our ear perceives it as discrete events), while the latter is of relatively ...
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How do we change the chord notation when we want to play a song in another scale?
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change the scale of songs
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Tonal Center Displacement in Underdog project "Summer Jam" - Can Vocals Be Realigned to the Instrumental Key?
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Listening to this track, it sounds to me like the vocals are misaligned with the instrumental key (Bitonal?). It feels as though the singer (by ...
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Practice singing using real-time pitch monitor
I've been thinking for quite a while about different ways of practicing one's singing, especially for novice singers who are not yet able to properly match pitch.
Recently I was reminded of the party ...
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Using Behringer X-Touch Mini & FX2000 for MIDI-controlled percussion pitch adjustment
I'm a percussionist with electronic gear (Roland SPD-30, DTX-Multi12, and Yamaha DTXplorer) looking to solve a pitch-matching issue. I've been getting feedback that my pad tones sometimes don't match ...
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How is the fundamental frequency formally defined?
Given a frequency-amplitude graph as one would obtain from a Fourier transform of some sound wave, how does one unambiguously determine, numerically/formulaically, the fundamental frequency?
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Singing: getting into the headspace of a complete beginner
In my lifetime, I've never struggled with pitch or rhythm perception. I've always had the ability to easily and accurately identify and reproduce melodies with my voice, even complex ones. So now, ...
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Would writing my main vocal part (lyrics) to a drone help me stay in key, and without limiting pitch variation?
By drone typically I mean one note, though from my understanding a drone could be one note, two notes, a chord or even 6 notes usually played on string instruments such as the tanpura or guitar. I’m ...
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Describe what it feels like to you that two notes have the same pitch [closed]
In the process of training my very untrained hear, I wish to build on knowledge of what it is meant when we say two octaves are the same note.
I want to know what it feels when you play two notes one ...
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Does lack of sleep impact on matching pitch and singing well?
As a beginner, I wanted to ask if it's normal to struggle with pitch matching, singing in tune, and vocal support when I'm tired or sleep-deprived. It feels like I can't hold a pitch, maintain a tune, ...
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What are the frequencies of MIDI notes C4 / C3 = 60 Roland vs Yamaha [duplicate]
this question which had marked mine for duplicate, has nothing to do with frequencies, at least in the answers. the image shows frequencies but I'm not sure what that means which is why:
I am confused ...
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Is there a mathematical formula or a list of frequencies (Hz) of notes?
I want to create an app that generates the notes played on a standard bass guitar (4 strings, standard tuning). For this, I need the Hz value of the notes from low E (41 Hz, I think) on up.
Is this a ...
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Singing improvisation when the band plays low
I tend to go to jams with other musicians and sing (improvise).
On such events musicians often play blues/rock on quite low-pitch scales, which is a difficult place for me being a mezzosoprane voice.
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Is it possible to write a song “pitch first” or “key first”?
I believe there are 3 possible main elements to a song (not minding dynamics, articulation etc):
The Type of Sounds + their order & The Amount of Sounds (Vowels, Consonants & Syllables & ...
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