Determining Tone A and Tone B

[prcguy]

Yeah, those don't work when you play with orchestras and wind sections. Does "A" = 440, 439, or 442? Or are you a singer-songwriter that likes to slide A down to 432 to ease up on the vocal cords a bit?

My Juilliard trained horn player friends don't need a frequency counter, they are a frequency reference. They could probably set off specific pagers if you tell them what frequency to blow. And in the end, the drummer gets all the chicks, sorry.

 

[EAFrizzle]

I have no need to know the exact frequencies on my guitar; what matters is what the band is tuned to.

Here's a tuning tip for aspiring musicians: if a place has a band for open-mic night, and you want to perform solo, make sure you're tuned to 440 or 442. Those guys are going to be tuned around 432, and are going to sound like crap when they come in flat, so they usually back off and let you play.

 

[EAFrizzle]

And in the end, the drummer gets all the chicks, sorry.

Yeah.
Too bad they're always the chicks that no one else would have.

 

[n0doz]

Don't get overly complicated, the "play stores" for Google, etc., have simple downloads that will decode tones.