Pitch does not match acoustic instruments
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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? -
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.
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@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??
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@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. -
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.
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@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
