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Vocalpoint
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I believe that actually = 02-07-2026.
Date display with this stuff is not consistent.
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Date display with this stuff is not consistent.
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Another bit of European confusion occurs with SampleTank (IK Multimedia), which is an Italian company.
IK Multimedia considers "Middle C" to be C3 in scientific pitch notation rather than C4 (US standard). In standard MIDI, it's "60"; so SampleTank plays the correct "Middle C", but IK Multimedia considers it to be C3 rather than C4.
In some respects, this is like defining electric guitar to be transposing instrument, so that what in transposed music notation appears to be "Middle C" actually is the C below "Middle C" (the 3rd fret of the low-pitch "A" string). This tends to cause guitar players to think Elvis and the Beatles were sopranos, when actually they are high-baritones and tenors, with Paul McCartney at times being able to sing alto, similar to Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) when he sang falsetto. This was done centuries ago, presumably to save paper and ink; and it's not something anyone ever tells electric guitar players; hence is something one usually discovers after realizing it makes no sense for Elvis and the Beatles to be sopranos.
For reference, proper "Middle C" (not transposed) on electric guitar is the note at the 1st fret of the high-pitch "b" string. "Concert A" (440-Hz) is the note at the 5th fret of the high-pitch "e" string.
Curiously, it's similar to the way the global tuning pitch is set by default in NOTION 6, which instead of being "Concert A" (440-Hz) is different (442-Hz), probably because the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) tunes to a different reference tuning pitch. So if you want to use the US standard, then you need to change the global tuning pitch. NOTION will adjust the LSO sampled-sounds to use 440-Hz when you change the global tuning pitch.
For a while, it appears that Studio One was using 432-Hz, but now it's using 440-Hz. LSO is available in Studio One, and Studio One adjusts it automagically to 440-Hz.
Most VSTi virtual instrument are set to use the US standard "Concert A" (440-Hz), but there are a few that might need to be set manually, except Studio One tells them to use 440-Hz, so it all happens automagically. OPUS (EW ComposerCloud+) and IK Multimedia are the exceptions, but they use what Studio One tells them to use, hence no problem.
The US government standards agency broadcasts a 440-Hz tone every hour so musical groups and choirs can tune, which started in the 1930's and continues today, probably so Metallica can tune their guitars and bass.
". . . the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWV, broadcasts a 440-Hz tone (the musical note A above middle C) once per hour as part of its standard frequency and time signals, serving as a musical standard and an hourly marker for automated devices, alongside 500-Hz and 600-Hz tones." [Source: Google AI]
P. S. I think this is done to annoy and to confuse me and the other members of my tribe.
IK Multimedia considers "Middle C" to be C3 in scientific pitch notation rather than C4 (US standard). In standard MIDI, it's "60"; so SampleTank plays the correct "Middle C", but IK Multimedia considers it to be C3 rather than C4.
In some respects, this is like defining electric guitar to be transposing instrument, so that what in transposed music notation appears to be "Middle C" actually is the C below "Middle C" (the 3rd fret of the low-pitch "A" string). This tends to cause guitar players to think Elvis and the Beatles were sopranos, when actually they are high-baritones and tenors, with Paul McCartney at times being able to sing alto, similar to Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) when he sang falsetto. This was done centuries ago, presumably to save paper and ink; and it's not something anyone ever tells electric guitar players; hence is something one usually discovers after realizing it makes no sense for Elvis and the Beatles to be sopranos.
For reference, proper "Middle C" (not transposed) on electric guitar is the note at the 1st fret of the high-pitch "b" string. "Concert A" (440-Hz) is the note at the 5th fret of the high-pitch "e" string.
Curiously, it's similar to the way the global tuning pitch is set by default in NOTION 6, which instead of being "Concert A" (440-Hz) is different (442-Hz), probably because the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) tunes to a different reference tuning pitch. So if you want to use the US standard, then you need to change the global tuning pitch. NOTION will adjust the LSO sampled-sounds to use 440-Hz when you change the global tuning pitch.
For a while, it appears that Studio One was using 432-Hz, but now it's using 440-Hz. LSO is available in Studio One, and Studio One adjusts it automagically to 440-Hz.
Most VSTi virtual instrument are set to use the US standard "Concert A" (440-Hz), but there are a few that might need to be set manually, except Studio One tells them to use 440-Hz, so it all happens automagically. OPUS (EW ComposerCloud+) and IK Multimedia are the exceptions, but they use what Studio One tells them to use, hence no problem.
The US government standards agency broadcasts a 440-Hz tone every hour so musical groups and choirs can tune, which started in the 1930's and continues today, probably so Metallica can tune their guitars and bass.
". . . the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWV, broadcasts a 440-Hz tone (the musical note A above middle C) once per hour as part of its standard frequency and time signals, serving as a musical standard and an hourly marker for automated devices, alongside 500-Hz and 600-Hz tones." [Source: Google AI]
P. S. I think this is done to annoy and to confuse me and the other members of my tribe.
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