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RE: The science behind music: an evolutionary mistake, and a human obsession
Did you know that A is normally not 440 HZ it is 432 HZ. They changed that in 1953. https://1320frequencyshift.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/432-hz-lost-chord-and-new-beam/
Interesting that you point that out. I actually started writing this post with that in mind, but the more I read about it the more it seems that 432Hz, like 440Hz, is essentially arbitrary. There were actually a whole bunch of different frequencies used for A4 before it was standardized to 440Hz. As a musician I sometimes use 432 though, it can sound better on certain instruments.