That’s exactly my point - the convention in the OP’s device has no apparent basis.None of which gets any closer to explaining the OP showing G5 as 466(3sf)Hz... apparently A#4
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Is it?
I would probably find the frequency not particularly useful, but the may have been a time as I was learning much production and engineering that would have been useful for reference. These days I tend to rely (rightly or wrongly) on my ears. But I can definitely see the usefulness for many applications.
I think Dr. G is referring to C1 (sax) vs C4 (piano etc)? No?
Sure. TE tuner has all sorts of bells and whistles, useful to someone else, I guess.
Morris dancer?
Yeah, it's really confusing. Here to stay though I think. I converse occasionally with a guy who grew up on a concert pitch instrument and has been learning sax. I frequently get texts talking about any alternative fingerings for X to Y, then realising about 10 texts later that he is talking concert pitch. There's no rules to it, but for me it's easier to talk concert pitch in ensembles (with transposing instruments) and when having instrument specific conversations, especially re fingerings or other specific problems I find it more helpful to talk about "our" notes.
Yes, and I would go by concert pitch on a tuner. Chat about the sax in general - I'd talk about our range: Bb1 to F3 (and beyond).
Suggestion: When in concert pitch mode, display the convention as shown in Post #17. For saxes, apply the appropriate transposition and convention for saxophones where the lowest pitch for each instrument, alto and tenor is Bb1 (I suggest low A, below Bb1, for bari is A0, else A1 will depend on whether the horn has a low A).
Great point - octave naming can be confusing depending on the convention. I'll definitely think about adding an option to switch between them in future updates. Appreciate the feedback!
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