But don't people usually tune before playing and it would pretty much stay in tune while playing? Not saying I'm sold on this making a big difference.. but I mostly listen to obnoxious shit :) maybe I should start by listening to more beautiful music.
No, it's not "quite a ways apart". I'm not trying to be mean, but if you're implying that a shift of 8 cents (432 and 440) is uncommon, you shouldn't be making that statement because you clearly don't know. Even the ultimate pro musician wouldn't be able to avoid playing some notes that flat or sharp. In other words, it's not unlikely, it is the norm. What's more, a note can change pitch (far more than 8 cents) by interacting with it's environment. For instance, the Doppler effect. Ever hear an ambulance siren as it drives by, and when it passes you it seems to get noticeably lower in pitch? Listen next time, you'll definitely hear it. That change in pitch is way more than the difference between 432 & 400, probably 40 cents. In other words, only in a vacuum could you achieve this supposedly divine tuning!
No worries, you are totally correct I know very little about it, and I didn't realize that that degree of out-of-tune was common. What I meant by far off was that I can definitely hear it when I compare the two sounds. As for whether it has this mystical effect, I am very skeptical about this but would be curious to try it myself.
Also agree with you that other aspects of the music have a much greater emotional impact.
It's a free country, listen to whatever you like. But the point is you're listening to the music, not the temperament (system of tuning). 99.99% of the quality of the song is based off of the song-writing & performance, not the temperament. It's not like you can make your guitar 8 cents flat and then suddenly your playing magically becomes beautiful (or "wicked", or whatever you're into). That kind of improvement only happens when you invest your time into learning how to play the instrument (which seems obvious, but it might not be to some people apparently). God has made sure that there are no shortcuts, because it is the love of the instrument (which results in more practice) which yields beauty.
But don't people usually tune before playing and it would pretty much stay in tune while playing? Not saying I'm sold on this making a big difference.. but I mostly listen to obnoxious shit :) maybe I should start by listening to more beautiful music.
Ah, I see what you mean. It's never going to be super precise, but 432 and 440 are quite a ways apart
No, it's not "quite a ways apart". I'm not trying to be mean, but if you're implying that a shift of 8 cents (432 and 440) is uncommon, you shouldn't be making that statement because you clearly don't know. Even the ultimate pro musician wouldn't be able to avoid playing some notes that flat or sharp. In other words, it's not unlikely, it is the norm. What's more, a note can change pitch (far more than 8 cents) by interacting with it's environment. For instance, the Doppler effect. Ever hear an ambulance siren as it drives by, and when it passes you it seems to get noticeably lower in pitch? Listen next time, you'll definitely hear it. That change in pitch is way more than the difference between 432 & 400, probably 40 cents. In other words, only in a vacuum could you achieve this supposedly divine tuning!
No worries, you are totally correct I know very little about it, and I didn't realize that that degree of out-of-tune was common. What I meant by far off was that I can definitely hear it when I compare the two sounds. As for whether it has this mystical effect, I am very skeptical about this but would be curious to try it myself.
Also agree with you that other aspects of the music have a much greater emotional impact.
It's a free country, listen to whatever you like. But the point is you're listening to the music, not the temperament (system of tuning). 99.99% of the quality of the song is based off of the song-writing & performance, not the temperament. It's not like you can make your guitar 8 cents flat and then suddenly your playing magically becomes beautiful (or "wicked", or whatever you're into). That kind of improvement only happens when you invest your time into learning how to play the instrument (which seems obvious, but it might not be to some people apparently). God has made sure that there are no shortcuts, because it is the love of the instrument (which results in more practice) which yields beauty.