Re: OT: high-precision tuner app

[Johan Vromans]

On Thu, 26 May 2016 08:57:31 +0100
Michael Hendry <address@hidden> wrote:

> Another phenomenon about which I have doubts involves people who claim
> that when they hear music in “sharp” keys (e.g. G, D, A, E) their
> experience is of brightness, while the flat keys make for a more sombre
> sound. I’ve even heard in a radio interview that this applies to F# and
> Gb (the one bright, the other dull).

Interesting...

I can put a capo on the 3rd fret on my guitar and play a piece in
(effectively) G. Now I put the capo on the 2nd fret. Does the piece sound
dull because it's now in Gb? Or does it sound brighter because it's in F#?

In my experience it sounds the same, but lower.