<![CDATA[Pitch does not match acoustic instruments]]>I recently joined a fanfare band with my Sylphyo. I am the only one there with an electronic instrument. I have the Sylphyo set on Flute Phi with the base key set on Bb2.
It turns out that there is a significant difference in pitch compared to the other acoustic instruments. Is there a way to adjust the pitch? What is the frequency of the middle C note on the Sylphyo?

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/topic/1296/pitch-does-not-match-acoustic-instrumentsRSS for NodeFri, 03 Jan 2025 19:21:40 GMTSun, 13 Mar 2022 10:50:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Pitch does not match acoustic instruments on Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:05:42 GMT]]>@peter-ostry ...yes I also would love to play with a pianist who tunes 432 (a philosophical discussion)

but I believe the sylphyo should/has to be microtunable

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/post/3711https://community.aodyo.com/post/3711Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:05:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pitch does not match acoustic instruments on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:03:59 GMT]]>Ah, wrong interpretation on my side. As Clint guessed, it's not about the octave, it's about the tuning base.

On the Sylphyo we are curently bound to 440 Hz, at least I don't see a way to change that. I added a feature request to the update thread.

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/post/3701https://community.aodyo.com/post/3701Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:03:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pitch does not match acoustic instruments on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:23:46 GMT]]>@clint
I found an online tone generator: https://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/. At 466 Hz (A#4) it sounds exactly like the C note on my Sylphyo set on Bb2.
I will inform the conductor. The band was always tuned by ear. Maybe the acoustic instruments will have to be tuned to the sound of the Sylphyo now.

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/post/3699https://community.aodyo.com/post/3699Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:23:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pitch does not match acoustic instruments on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:59:21 GMT]]>@peter-ostry Well, maybe @Meo is talking about micro-tuning ... i.e. what the pitch standard is (A4=440 Hz, 432, 444, etc) ...

Could you give us more information @Meo??

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/post/3697https://community.aodyo.com/post/3697Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:59:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Pitch does not match acoustic instruments on Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:41:36 GMT]]>With C3 called the middle note, shouldn't you go up to Bb3, theoretically? This descriptive language refers to a musical system, not the sound of an instrument.

Unlike real instruments, electronic instruments do not have a natural pitch range, but are tuned to suit the programmer's preferences. There are circumstances where you need to turn an electronic instrument up or down some octaves to reach a given pitch. If it doesn't sound good anymore, you can't use that sound or you have to adjust it or play it differently.

]]>https://community.aodyo.com/post/3694https://community.aodyo.com/post/3694Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:41:36 GMT