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Notelife invalid password1/8/2024 Make sure you have a good tuner that is accurate, (doesn't have to be expensive). The fact you have picked up on this shows you have a good ear, here are some tips to make your guitar ring like an angel :) This is probably the reason why you see some "wobbling" that follows the initial pitch drop. These changes in harmonic distribution and drop in volume cause them to misread the exact pitch. It's also an inherent limitation of plucked string instruments but it's also OK, it's also part of the sound we know and love.ĭigital tuners are not perfect. This causes a slight chorusing or flanging effect. As the frequencies of these two vibrations shift relative to each other, the harmonics that get cancelled or become pronounced also change. This causes some harmonics to get cancelled while others become more pronounced. Since the change in tension is more pronounced in one dimension than the other, we're actually hearing two sounds. It's an inherent limitation of plucked string instruments but it's OK, it's part of the sound we know and love.Īlso, unlike the ideal mathematical model, strings vibrate in two dimensions. This causes the pitch to drop slightly as the string vibrates. This tension drops rapidly as the vibration dies out. Plucking a string increases its tension momentarily. Wouldn't this affect sustained long notes, or is it mostly imperceivable by the ear? but why would it sometimes go up too? Maybe I'm thinking about it wrong? The frequency may slow down as the string stops vibrating as fast. What confuses me is that the string length never changes, so the wavelength shouldn't change. What causes that to happen? I've read a bit about tuning now trying to find out, and everyone just seems to repeat that it's the note played originally that has to be as close to exactly in tune as possible, and not to worry about afterwards. After that moment, the tuner starts to frequency wobbling sharp and flat around the ideal tuning. I'm just curious why it is, when tuning, that when you get a note "perfect" it's only exactly in tune for a moment after the string is struck. In the past I've used other mic'd chromatic tuners. I am currently using a tuner app on my phone, although I just ordered a nicer clip-on tuner (Snark SN-2). While this is the first time I am doing this "seriously", I HAVE tried to learn guitar before, just very badly (and usually with crappy instruments that have been handed down and mistreated by family). I am still very new to learning guitar (specifically, Classical fingerstyle).
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