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The system of pitches used by an instrument or in a piece of music, or the practice of adjusting the pitches that instruments or voices produce to be in accordance with the chosen system. When relevant, please also include the tag of your instruments, e.g. [guitar] or [violin].

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Can a smartphone's accelerometer be used for tuning instruments?

Maybe, but not for long. At the time of writing this, the maximum accelerometer sampling rates are unspecified and may extend to audio frequencies, but Android 12 will limit the sample rate to 200 Hz …
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Why does a digital piano need stretched tuning?

The reason is that digital piano has the same inharmonicity as real one. If the digital simulation is based on samples from a real piano, it will inherit the inharmonicity from the sampled instrument. …
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I need help in guitar tuning: tuner says I'm off by fourths

The most probable explanation is that you have tuned exactly one fourth down from standard tuning. …
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Why do pianos not need to be tuned every time you play?

In contrast, harpsichords are somewhat similar but their frames are made of wood and they require much, much more tuning. … They usually require tuning after moving. The metal strings are stable once initially settled, unlike synthetic or gut strings. …
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Why can I not tune up newly bought classical guitar to proper pitches?

The only way around it is tuning to pitch even it feels wrong when you keep turning the tuner and pitch barely changes, and then doing it over again until the strings finally settle. …
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