Ascertaining Pitch/Frequency of Different Sounds


Colin Howard
 

Greetings,

I am aware the accepted (concert) pitch of 523.23Hertz is fifth octave c,
some say fifth octave c is 517Hertz, I am also aware fourth octave a is
440Hertz, I guess you can find out other pitches / frequencies off the net
but don't know how or where.

On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:41:08 +0100, amongst other things, "Danny Miles"
<toptunesdanny@...> wrote:

Hi. I hope everyone is well.

I'm working on music projects at the moment and I need to ascertain
the pitch of notes, either by being notified of that directly or by
being able to obtain information regarding a note's frequency so that
I can convert it using my reference guide. The music is in a file on
my laptop, so I was wondering whether or not I can use GoldWave to
find out this information using Jaws. If not, I'm wondering whether or
not there is any accessible DAW (Reaper, Audacity, etc) that will do
this, or any website where sounds can be uploaded and an automatic
answer regarding the pitch/tone given in return.

By the way, I'm aware of the iPhone app Talking Tuner, but I'm not
confident that it's giving me accurate results (I'm unsure whether
VoiceOver's speech is influencing the results, and I'm also finding
that the phone doesn't always pick up sounds played off of my computer
or through my speakers).

Thanks very much in advance for any advice... I'm looking forward to
hearing from you.

Take care, Danny



On 9/12/22, Howard Traxler <htraxler7@...> wrote:
I once thought it was good to change the subject. Then I was chastised
for doing that, so I hesitate.

I will get on my knees.

Thank you.
Howard

On 9/12/2022 3:02 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Howard, could I suggest you change the subject field?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Traxler" <htraxler7@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I think!


You're right! It went in without a problem. It even set up the input
device the way I wanted. Now I'm having trouble with the mic. Have a
meeting this afternoon and can't get the mic to work.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 10:49 AM, dennis wrote:
it should work the same as 5.68.

On 9/12/2022 10:44 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
My new GoldWave installed in the "program files" folder; but the
older one (5.68) remains in the program files (x86) folder; and
that's the one that runs from the desktop shortcut. Looks like I'll
have to remove the old one and point the shortcut to the new one.
In addition, I'll have to put in my registration codes. Then comes
the big problem: choosing and setting up a recording device.


I'll be back.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 8:43 AM, dennis wrote:
yes it's the same. i for sure think you need to upgrade to latest
version. i seam to remember having the same issue until i upgraded
too.

On 9/12/2022 6:07 AM, Darran Ross wrote:
Thanks Philip, Dennis and John.

Dennis, I'm using GW 5.70, and I've got Auto Scroll Lock checked
in the View Menu. I'm assuming this is referred to as Follow
Playback Control in new versions? I'm assuming that basically
they're one and the same?

John, yes, I do have my window maximized. For a brief moment or
too earlier in the week I did think this was the problem, sadly
though not the case.

Philip, your suggestion isn't a procedure I'm currently used to
using, but I'll start giving it a go and see how it works out.

When all's said and done, perhaps updating to the latest versions
of GW and JAWS scripts may be the sensible thing to do. If it
continues to happen, it may well be PC through the window time!!

Please feel free to toss any other suggestions into the mix.

Darran











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<covici@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I
think!


Is your window maximized, check that as well.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:33:42 -0400,
dennis wrote:

make sure follow playback control l is checked in the view menue.

On 9/11/2022 5:08 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Hi List.

Out of nowhere, my version of Goldwave has started acting
erratically so far as the start marker is concerned. I'm hoping
someone on this list will have a fix, because after a week and
more of trying to track this problem down, I'm left defeated!

When I finish a recording, my first action is to always hit
control a to get the total length of that file. Control a as
all GW users will know, is the keystroke to move the start
marker to the beginning of the file, and the end marker to the
finish.

And here's my problem. Control A no longer seems to do this. I
can finish a recording and no matter the length, the time is
always reported as 0.00, I have to move the start marker to the
end of the file and then control A will give me the correct
reading.

Other things have coincided with this behaviour, dropping a
marker is no longer resulting in the time stamp being announce,
I just hear start or finish.

This is really effecting my ability to edit, especially as many
of the keystrokes are deeply imbedded in muscle memory. The
constant having to slow down and make these awkward adjustments
to get accurate file lengths etc is proving to be really
frustrating!

Does this sound like an issue anyone can offer up a solution
for? I've run up against a brick wall and really don't know
what to try next. I can only think that I've made some kind of
alteration to GW, but for the life of me I can't figure out
what I may have done.

Any advice will be very gratefully received.

Darran






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Dean Masters
 

I know in Audacity you can find out what key the song you are playing is in but I don't know if there is something in that program to give individual notes. I use this when changing the pitch of a karaoke track. Most other editors I have tried just give a frequency which I have no clue about. so I like how it gives the note of the key.

Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Miles
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 5:41 PM
To: all-audio@groups.io
Subject: [all-audio] Ascertaining Pitch/Frequency of Different Sounds

Hi. I hope everyone is well.

I'm working on music projects at the moment and I need to ascertain
the pitch of notes, either by being notified of that directly or by
being able to obtain information regarding a note's frequency so that
I can convert it using my reference guide. The music is in a file on
my laptop, so I was wondering whether or not I can use GoldWave to
find out this information using Jaws. If not, I'm wondering whether or
not there is any accessible DAW (Reaper, Audacity, etc) that will do
this, or any website where sounds can be uploaded and an automatic
answer regarding the pitch/tone given in return.

By the way, I'm aware of the iPhone app Talking Tuner, but I'm not
confident that it's giving me accurate results (I'm unsure whether
VoiceOver's speech is influencing the results, and I'm also finding
that the phone doesn't always pick up sounds played off of my computer
or through my speakers).

Thanks very much in advance for any advice... I'm looking forward to
hearing from you.

Take care, Danny



On 9/12/22, Howard Traxler <htraxler7@...> wrote:
I once thought it was good to change the subject. Then I was chastised
for doing that, so I hesitate.

I will get on my knees.

Thank you.
Howard

On 9/12/2022 3:02 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Howard, could I suggest you change the subject field?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Traxler" <htraxler7@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I think!


You're right! It went in without a problem. It even set up the input
device the way I wanted. Now I'm having trouble with the mic. Have a
meeting this afternoon and can't get the mic to work.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 10:49 AM, dennis wrote:
it should work the same as 5.68.

On 9/12/2022 10:44 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
My new GoldWave installed in the "program files" folder; but the
older one (5.68) remains in the program files (x86) folder; and
that's the one that runs from the desktop shortcut. Looks like I'll
have to remove the old one and point the shortcut to the new one.
In addition, I'll have to put in my registration codes. Then comes
the big problem: choosing and setting up a recording device.


I'll be back.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 8:43 AM, dennis wrote:
yes it's the same. i for sure think you need to upgrade to latest
version. i seam to remember having the same issue until i upgraded
too.

On 9/12/2022 6:07 AM, Darran Ross wrote:
Thanks Philip, Dennis and John.

Dennis, I'm using GW 5.70, and I've got Auto Scroll Lock checked
in the View Menu. I'm assuming this is referred to as Follow
Playback Control in new versions? I'm assuming that basically
they're one and the same?

John, yes, I do have my window maximized. For a brief moment or
too earlier in the week I did think this was the problem, sadly
though not the case.

Philip, your suggestion isn't a procedure I'm currently used to
using, but I'll start giving it a go and see how it works out.

When all's said and done, perhaps updating to the latest versions
of GW and JAWS scripts may be the sensible thing to do. If it
continues to happen, it may well be PC through the window time!!

Please feel free to toss any other suggestions into the mix.

Darran











----- Original Message ----- From: "John Covici"
<covici@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I
think!


Is your window maximized, check that as well.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:33:42 -0400,
dennis wrote:

make sure follow playback control l is checked in the view menue.

On 9/11/2022 5:08 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Hi List.

Out of nowhere, my version of Goldwave has started acting
erratically so far as the start marker is concerned. I'm hoping
someone on this list will have a fix, because after a week and
more of trying to track this problem down, I'm left defeated!

When I finish a recording, my first action is to always hit
control a to get the total length of that file. Control a as
all GW users will know, is the keystroke to move the start
marker to the beginning of the file, and the end marker to the
finish.

And here's my problem. Control A no longer seems to do this. I
can finish a recording and no matter the length, the time is
always reported as 0.00, I have to move the start marker to the
end of the file and then control A will give me the correct
reading.

Other things have coincided with this behaviour, dropping a
marker is no longer resulting in the time stamp being announce,
I just hear start or finish.

This is really effecting my ability to edit, especially as many
of the keystrokes are deeply imbedded in muscle memory. The
constant having to slow down and make these awkward adjustments
to get accurate file lengths etc is proving to be really
frustrating!

Does this sound like an issue anyone can offer up a solution
for? I've run up against a brick wall and really don't know
what to try next. I can only think that I've made some kind of
alteration to GW, but for the life of me I can't figure out
what I may have done.

Any advice will be very gratefully received.

Darran






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Danny Miles
 

Hi. I hope everyone is well.

I'm working on music projects at the moment and I need to ascertain
the pitch of notes, either by being notified of that directly or by
being able to obtain information regarding a note's frequency so that
I can convert it using my reference guide. The music is in a file on
my laptop, so I was wondering whether or not I can use GoldWave to
find out this information using Jaws. If not, I'm wondering whether or
not there is any accessible DAW (Reaper, Audacity, etc) that will do
this, or any website where sounds can be uploaded and an automatic
answer regarding the pitch/tone given in return.

By the way, I'm aware of the iPhone app Talking Tuner, but I'm not
confident that it's giving me accurate results (I'm unsure whether
VoiceOver's speech is influencing the results, and I'm also finding
that the phone doesn't always pick up sounds played off of my computer
or through my speakers).

Thanks very much in advance for any advice... I'm looking forward to
hearing from you.

Take care, Danny

On 9/12/22, Howard Traxler <htraxler7@...> wrote:
I once thought it was good to change the subject. Then I was chastised
for doing that, so I hesitate.

I will get on my knees.

Thank you.
Howard

On 9/12/2022 3:02 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Howard, could I suggest you change the subject field?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Traxler" <htraxler7@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I think!


You're right! It went in without a problem. It even set up the input
device the way I wanted. Now I'm having trouble with the mic. Have a
meeting this afternoon and can't get the mic to work.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 10:49 AM, dennis wrote:
it should work the same as 5.68.

On 9/12/2022 10:44 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
My new GoldWave installed in the "program files" folder; but the
older one (5.68) remains in the program files (x86) folder; and
that's the one that runs from the desktop shortcut. Looks like I'll
have to remove the old one and point the shortcut to the new one.
In addition, I'll have to put in my registration codes. Then comes
the big problem: choosing and setting up a recording device.


I'll be back.


Howard


On 9/12/2022 8:43 AM, dennis wrote:
yes it's the same. i for sure think you need to upgrade to latest
version. i seam to remember having the same issue until i upgraded
too.

On 9/12/2022 6:07 AM, Darran Ross wrote:
Thanks Philip, Dennis and John.

Dennis, I'm using GW 5.70, and I've got Auto Scroll Lock checked
in the View Menu. I'm assuming this is referred to as Follow
Playback Control in new versions? I'm assuming that basically
they're one and the same?

John, yes, I do have my window maximized. For a brief moment or
too earlier in the week I did think this was the problem, sadly
though not the case.

Philip, your suggestion isn't a procedure I'm currently used to
using, but I'll start giving it a go and see how it works out.

When all's said and done, perhaps updating to the latest versions
of GW and JAWS scripts may be the sensible thing to do. If it
continues to happen, it may well be PC through the window time!!

Please feel free to toss any other suggestions into the mix.

Darran











----- Original Message ----- From: "John Covici"
<covici@...>
To: <all-audio@groups.io>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Goldwave and Issues with Start Marker, I
think!


Is your window maximized, check that as well.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:33:42 -0400,
dennis wrote:

make sure follow playback control l is checked in the view menue.

On 9/11/2022 5:08 PM, Darran Ross wrote:
Hi List.

Out of nowhere, my version of Goldwave has started acting
erratically so far as the start marker is concerned. I'm hoping
someone on this list will have a fix, because after a week and
more of trying to track this problem down, I'm left defeated!

When I finish a recording, my first action is to always hit
control a to get the total length of that file. Control a as
all GW users will know, is the keystroke to move the start
marker to the beginning of the file, and the end marker to the
finish.

And here's my problem. Control A no longer seems to do this. I
can finish a recording and no matter the length, the time is
always reported as 0.00, I have to move the start marker to the
end of the file and then control A will give me the correct
reading.

Other things have coincided with this behaviour, dropping a
marker is no longer resulting in the time stamp being announce,
I just hear start or finish.

This is really effecting my ability to edit, especially as many
of the keystrokes are deeply imbedded in muscle memory. The
constant having to slow down and make these awkward adjustments
to get accurate file lengths etc is proving to be really
frustrating!

Does this sound like an issue anyone can offer up a solution
for? I've run up against a brick wall and really don't know
what to try next. I can only think that I've made some kind of
alteration to GW, but for the life of me I can't figure out
what I may have done.

Any advice will be very gratefully received.

Darran






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