It is always perfectly in tune because intonation and fret distances are meaningless. If I fret an F# note, the signal that goes to the DAW is a perfect F#, always, and that's what gets translated to the analog signal that reaches the ear.
Mainly I was being silly, because of course the issue is related to "real" guitars and not guitar-shaped instruments that actually just output a MIDI stream. :side:
So, all of our guitars are out of tune... or what?
What's funny is that just today I ran across this article. It's not about the same issue, but another guru (James Taylor) talking about inherent tuning problems with guitars.
Are We All Tuning Our Guitars Wrong?
Are We All Tuning Our Guitars Wrong?
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Well then "MY guitar has STRINGS! Nah nee nah nee naaa naaaaah! :silly: :laugh: :silly:
Oh how silly of me! It's the classic "MY guitar NEVER goes OUT of tune. Nah nee nah nee nah naaaaah! "It is always perfectly in tune because intonation and fret distances are meaningless. If I fret an F# note, the signal that goes to the DAW is a perfect F#, always, and that's what gets translated to the analog signal that reaches the ear.
Mainly I was being silly, because of course the issue is related to "real" guitars and not guitar-shaped instruments that actually just outpit a MIDI stream. :side:
Well then "MY guitar has STRINGS! Nah nee nah nee naaa naaaaah! :silly: :laugh: :silly:
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Thanks for the contributions folks, interesting stuff that I was not very aware of before.... although I do recall a mention or two on this subject over the years.
I guess I can still apply the same degree of cents minus for the A=432 hrz tuning I use, more or less, right?
I guess I can still apply the same degree of cents minus for the A=432 hrz tuning I use, more or less, right?