How to use Hertz on DTR1

Steven Knapper · Post by **Steven Knapper** » 15 Mar 2002 5:14 pm

OK, I've had this thing about a year, still tuning to cents. How the heck do you use the Hertzs end of the thing??? A simple explanation for a simple mind would be nice, but I would like to know how to use it. I do know the formula to convert Hertz to cents, no problem, but if I don't have to ------!!
Steve[This message was edited by Steven Knapper on 15 March 2002 at 05:16 PM.]

Steven Knapper · Post by **Steven Knapper** » 15 Mar 2002 9:22 pm

Anyone got an answer to this??

Jim Whitaker · Post by **Jim Whitaker** » 15 Mar 2002 10:34 pm

Steven I believe Jeff Newman has a hertz tuning guide on his website.

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Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 16 Mar 2002 5:48 am

In past discussions here on the Forum concerning the conversion of hertz to cents I believe the consensus was that one hertz is equal to approximately four cents.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 16 Mar 2002 7:27 am

Jim's correct. Jeff's chart is at http://www.jeffran.com/tuning/tuning.htm

The way I understand it, if set you tuner to the Hertz suggestion for that note, you then tune to ZERO Cents.

Jeff sez, "To use the cents scale, multiply the difference from 440 by 4, ie 442 = +8 cents"

IMO, using hertz involves too much button pushing. It's far easier to stay at 440 and look at the needle's change in Cents.[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 16 March 2002 at 07:31 AM.]

Chick Donner · Post by **Chick Donner** » 16 Mar 2002 7:49 am

I don't see how it's MORE difficult to "leave it at 440 and use cents."

I've had a DTR1 for several years now, and just set it to 442 and go. 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, (and in my case 12) are tuned "straight up" open. Then 3 and six tuned about 3-4 cycles flat OPEN. 3 & 6 tuned straight up pedaled (A). The rest of them you can figure out from Jeff's chart. I don't touch a single button, once I turn the power on, set the machine to '442' and 'hertz.' Just use my eyes to tune the guitar. Thankfully, my guitars almost never require tuning the pedals, so I don't have to mess with that all that much. BUT, the DTR1 has made tuning, for me, faster and better than ever. It's my first electronic tuner . . . for 30 years, I'd tuned to an E and A fork . . . I'll not go back to that, however.

Steven Knapper · Post by **Steven Knapper** » 16 Mar 2002 9:29 am

AHH, then what I thought was correct, except for
Chuck, who's got a thing worked out. There IS a lot of button pushin'. Thanks guys for the help. Chuck, I am going to study your way, most of my open 12 strings are at 440 anyway, I might be able to figure out something for me. Steve

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 16 Mar 2002 11:57 am

Moved to 'Pedal Steel' (or should it be in 'Electronics'?).

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