The Secret Life Of A Tuner (Patreon)

How do we know which notes are actually notes? How do we decide which frequencies are the correct ones and which ones are just slightly sharp or flat? It seems like a simple question: After all, many musicians walk around with a device in our pockets that'll tell us the right answer, so it can't be that hard to determine, can it? But it turns out we've actually got a lot of options, and the current system hasn't always been the most popular one. Which tuning system we use says a lot about what we value musically, and looking at how those systems work is a fascinating window into the minds of long-dead composers. Check it out!