Testing 432 Hz Frequencies (and temperaments)

432 Hz might be how we should be tuning our instruments, but....

...most justifications for 432 require it to be in really wacky tuning systems for the numbers to make any sort of numerological sense. I actually tested some of these tuning systems to hear how they sound.

THE THREE TUNINGS I USED

Sonic Geometry: The Language of Frequency and Form

Chakra Tuning

Stradivari/Verdi Tuning (A = 432 hz, C = 256 hz), 

ADDITIONAL READING/WATCHING

XXXTentacion was RIGHT!!! (Must See)

Frequency of 432 in Equal Temperament

The Foundations of Scientific Musical Tuning

Reynolds Temperament

BODY-TUNER FOR BETTER HEALTH

Subjective Frequency Ratings for 432 ASL Signs

List of the names of intervals

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P A I D I L L U M I N A T I S H I L L

[JayBigDadyCy]

I tuned my guitar to 432 and after playing for 5 minutes I cured cancer and became one with the universe. I'm now transcending multiple dimensions simultaneously.

[heyyoitsmargo]

the chakra tuning hurt my soul, which i don’t think is the feeling that aligning my chakras should render

[palh]

The "played through bad frequencies'" clip made me smile every single time.

[immildlyupsetateverything]

I don't use any of your low peasant frequencies to tune my bass. I let it tune itself by dropping it on the ground and let mother Earth give me the frequency the universe wants me play in.

[alishlash]

sounds like the piano is holding in a monster shit

[gabrielz]

Yeah man I'm not playing out of tune I'm just playing at the same frequencies as my chakras bro

[tiredidealist]

I really like the sound of Pythagorean tuning, and I wish it wasn't polluted by the bizarre "wrong frequency" crowd. A lot of beautiful music has been made with it.

[edsinrise]

Cool. Next time someone says to me "OMFG you're a horrible singer, " I will reply that I'm
using the 432 Chakra Earth Vibration scales.

[treyxaviermusic]

my chakras don't work anymore, you ruined them

[asdfxxp]

I don't think you understand, Adam. It's played through bad frequencies.

[bluejojopet]

At 11:20 I feel like switching between 12-tone and pythagorean and back into 12-tone could make some incredible smooth jazz, it feels like the notes get looser and laid back when it switches to pythagporean

[fortepiano]

No! No no! This video was played through bad frequencies! Youtube is hiding the truth by re-tuning the videos!

[THPRSN]

"It's played through bad frequencies" tshirts for sale when?

[FlaxeMusic]

No wonder humanity is so screwed, our chakras sound like trash

[GladyMeCreativity]

Your communication skills, musical knowledge and technical facility on your instruments are always a joy to behold. In this particular video, I’m just as impressed with your flawless and highly effective video editing skills. Wonderful content!

[Nina-zpop]

The factor 9 grid sounds to me like my grandmas piano that hasn’t been tuned in about 15 years

[larho]

One time I thought I made a new scale and I thought I was a genius then I realized it was literally just in B minor

[nathanielferia]

The A = 432 Hz factor 9 grid reminds me of those $1 toy pianos for kids

[jimweiss]

So, my bass guitars are all tuned down to 432 on a small digital guitar tuner. The intervals are fine, everything is just slightly warmer. It sounds almost like tuning down a half step, or E-flat tuning. One of my old guitar players used to tune down similarly and when I brought one of my basses over to jam one night, I forgot to retune it back up to 440. We hooked up and found out that it was actually "close enough for rock and roll." Amazingly, it matched up pretty well and it was a little easier to sing to. I was originally a singer for the band we were in so many years ago and I remember thinking it was easier to hit the notes. Additionally, it added a darkness and melancholy to the grungy, dirty music we were playing. Since I had to figure out harmonies, and we were playing covers by bands that detune similarly themselves, it helped us get a dirtier sound. AIC used a lot of flat harmonies anyway, so did Soundgarden and Billy Corgan messed with his tuning as well. It even worked well for Jane's Addiction songs. Many popular bands get their distinct sounds from alternative tuning and when you tune down 8 hz it's sonicly like tuning down what we call a "half step" or tuning the guitar to E flat. Tony Iommi and Frank Zappa did a lot of this type of thing and the Seattle bands got it from their lesser known punk contemporaries like the Melvins and the Dwarves.