Tape Spaghetti

Nazi Mind Control or Math? 440 vs 432 Hz


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We all know we have to tune our guitars… but we don’t usually think about *why* we tune the way we do.

In this weeks’ Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake do just that, in a discussion fit for a tin-foil hat. For instance, what if we told you that tuning your guitar was actually part of a Nazi mind-control plot? Or that certain frequencies align us with the universe and balance our “water memory?”

Or what if we told you…. that’s all nonsense, and that the real story might be even MORE interesting than any conspiracy theory. From 19th-century pitch wars and Verdi’s preferred frequencies to how A440 became the global norm, the guys trace how a simple standard turned into a cosmic conspiracy.

Come for the mind control jokes, stay for the surprisingly nerdy and super relevant music history lesson.

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Tape SpaghettiBy Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart

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