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Testing 432 Hz Frequencies (and temperaments)

Adam Neely tests the claims for tuning to A=432 Hz by trying the unusual tuning systems that its proponents' numerology requires. He compares how they sound against standard tuning and temperaments.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it whenever the 432 Hz versus 440 Hz debate or tuning systems come up, and as an accessible entry point to music theory for non-musicians.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Adam Neely
Topic
musical tuning systems
Format
explainer
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
5
Recommendation years in dataset
2021–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Your post reminded me of this video[1] by Adam Neely, where he tries various tuning systems around A = 432 Hz. As a non-musician it really made me appreciate how little I know about the technical side of music. [1]: [VIDEO]

    magicalhippo on Hacker News · 2021-04
    In Deriving the piano keyboard from biological principles using clustering

  • If anyone's interested in more about this topic, Adam Neely did interesting videos about this: [VIDEO] and [LINK] (beware, starts with satire) Edit: I watched the second one again, and it actually gives some reason why 432Hz may be preferred in some way in this …

    viraptor on Hacker News · 2022-01
    In Music Tuned to 440 Hz versus 432 Hz and the Health Effects

  • Traditional western music assigns 12 notes to an octave using a tuning known as Twelve Tone Equal Temperament[1]. These twelve tones include whole tones and semitones. The vast majority of western music is composed exclusively using these twelve notes. I believe the GGP meant to …

    pythko on Hacker News · 2022-02
    In Who cares about plagiarism?

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