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[jasonward2000]

There used to be this little mini-app on mac OS9 that was called (I'm pretty sure) "note2freq" that was so useful. Just a little window that popped up with a little keyboard and you pressed a key and got that sine wave and frequency in hertz. So good for finding problem bass notes.

Where is it now? Anyone use anything similar for OSX apple? Jerry Tubb, if you see this, didn't you used to have that at the ready in your studio? What do you do now?

best,
jason ward

[lucidwaves]

Havent used it but this might be what you need:

http://www.macmusic.org/software/view.php/lang/en/id/3790/

[Greg Youngman]

This may also help.  If you've got a bass player that has a dead note (most Fender Jazz basses have a dead A note (5th fret) on the E string)you can ask him what note it is, dial in that freq with your EQ and boost to your hearts content!

http://www.zip.com.au/~wyse/awedomain/freq.html

[Ethan Winer]

Jason,

> There used to be this little mini-app on mac OS9 that was called (I'm pretty sure) "note2freq" that was so useful. <

Not an app, but you can save the GIF file below to your hard drive and use it as a note reference.

--Ethan

[Jan Folkson]

There's a freeware app called MusicMath that's absolutely amazing does note to freq and a bunch of other great stuff.  I use it all the time.

http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/en/id/1288/

[Jerry Tubb]

jasonward2000 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 20:36

There used to be this little mini-app on mac OS9 that was called (I'm pretty sure) "note2freq" that was so useful. Just a little window that popped up with a little keyboard and you pressed a key and got that sine wave and frequency in hertz. So good for finding problem bass notes. Where is it now? Anyone use anything similar for OSX apple? Jerry Tubb, if you see this, didn't you used to have that at the ready in your studio? What do you do now?

Hey Jason!

Sorry I've been out of town for a few days, just now saw your post.

iirc it was Peak or SDII on OS7, 8, or 9, under the "pitch shift" command, maybe some other free utility as well.

At some point I just memorized most of the bass freqs to save time, and I use an A-440 tuning fork for a relative reference, and I keep a 335 in the room if needed : - )

Doesn't Pro Tools have a reference tone generator in the pitch shift dialog?

Also there is a tunable signal generator you can use as a "plug in" for reference.

No keyboard on either one, but still works.

Hope all is well in Chicago, good to hear from you.

JT

[dcollins]

Jerry Tubb wrote on Sun, 27 August 2006 23:20

At some point I just memorized most of the bass freqs to save time, and I use an A-440 tuning fork for a relative reference, and I keep a 335 in the room if needed : - )

What's a "tuning fork?"

Are there certain keys that are easier to master?

DC

[Bobro]

dcollins wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 08:01

Jerry Tubb wrote on Sun, 27 August 2006 23:20 At some point I just memorized most of the bass freqs to save time, and I use an A-440 tuning fork for a relative reference, and I keep a 335 in the room if needed : - ) What's a "tuning fork?" Are there certain keys that are easier to master? DC

The A-440 is for the band and the A-335 is for the singer.

-Bobro

[Jerry Tubb]

dcollins wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 02:01

Jerry Tubb wrote on Sun, 27 August 2006 23:20 At some point I just memorized most of the bass freqs to save time, and I use an A-440 tuning fork for a relative reference, and I keep a 335 in the room if needed : - ) What's a "tuning fork?" Are there certain keys that are easier to master? DC

These sound like rhetorical questions to me Dave.

Everyone knows that Db is easier to master than C#, esp if it's jazz ; - )

JT

[masterhse]

dcollins wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 03:01

What's a "tuning fork?" Are there certain keys that are easier to master? DC

Ask Dave Hill.