{"id":15034,"date":"2018-05-25T02:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T02:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=15034"},"modified":"2020-07-08T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:14:53","slug":"the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Mistake Young Bands Make When Tuning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, I went to a local show to watch a couple of up-and-coming bands I\u2019d heard some good things about.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I love going to these hometown gigs. They\u2019re a great way to discover new talent, and you\u2019d be amazed how the observations you make can aid you in your own playing. (On a side note, if you\u2019re serious about your guitar playing, post a musician wanted ad and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/blog\/joining-a-band-makes-you-a-better-guitarist-heres-how\/\">join a band<\/a>. In my experience, it\u2019s the best way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-guitar-tuning\/\">learn to play guitar<\/a>). This week was no-exception, but not for the reason I expected.<\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>The first band on the bill was pretty green, but they had a lot of potential. They hadn\u2019t refined their stagecraft, but they had some killer hooks. Something about their set bothered me, though. At first I couldn\u2019t put my finger on it. While they were pretty tight, their sound wasn\u2019t gelling together. And I could see I wasn\u2019t the only one that thought so. By the second song, other members of the audience were visibly squirming.<\/p>\n<p>By song three, I\u2019d realized the issue. All three guitarists on stage were in tune. But, they weren\u2019t in tune with each other! After each song, they\u2019d all been tuning by ear, and were all sharp or flat compared with the others. Now, this tuning difference wasn\u2019t massive. But, it was enough to have an impact on their set.<\/p>\n<p>The sonic dissonance caused by those tuning discrepancies was what was making the audience squirm and, unfortunately, it put a dampener on what was an otherwise commendable performance.<\/p>\n<p>By the half-hour mark, I was fighting myself not to throw my trusty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/roadie2\/\">Roadie 2<\/a> on stage and telling them to sort it out!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard the term A440 bandied around in relation to tuning, but you might not know what it means. Well, A440, which has a frequency of 440 Hz is the musical note of A above middle C and, since the invention of the \u201ctonometer\u201d to measure pitch in 1834, it has served as the general tuning standard for musical pitch. It\u2019s the frequency reference used to calibrate acoustic equipment and to tune everything from pianos and violins, right down to your faithful guitar and bass.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty much every electronic chromatic tuner out there \u2013 be it a clip on guitar tuner, digital guitar tuner, or guitar tuner app \u2013 will use A440 as standard. Standard is the key word here \u2013 tuning to A440 means everyone is in the same tuning. It sounds harmonious and gels your band together.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Moral of the story? If you\u2019re even remotely serious about going somewhere with your band, make sure that you and your bandmates invest in tuners. Because, an out-of-tune band will always sound like amateurs, regardless of how banging their hooks are.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you\u2019re looking for the best tuner, why not give<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\"> Roadie<\/a> a try? Lightning fast, super intuitive and with amazing preset and customization options, it\u2019s a musician\u2019s best friend on stage and in the studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":15035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[1293,1294,1295,1303,1344],"class_list":["post-15034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tutorials","tag-instrument_guitar","tag-level_beginner","tag-genre_all","tag-content_tuning","tag-tuning_guide"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Biggest Mistake Young Bands Make When Tuning - Roadie Music Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Biggest Mistake Young Bands Make When Tuning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Roadie Music Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoadieOfficial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-25T02:35:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-07-08T08:14:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/youngband-e1527240648786.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"833\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"555\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@roadieofficial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@roadieofficial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"The Biggest Mistake Young Bands Make When Tuning\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-25T02:35:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-07-08T08:14:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":526,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/youngband-e1527240648786.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Instrument_Guitar\",\"Level_Beginner\",\"Genre_All\",\"Content_Tuning\",\"Tuning_Guide\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Learning Hub\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/the-biggest-mistake-young-bands-make-when-tuning\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Biggest Mistake Young Bands Make When Tuning - 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