Analogue-sequencer

I'm just curious why the P3 sends a middle C note on when I press the 
"tune" key?

The Minimoog's tune switch is A-440.  My Roland 100m's tune switch 
sounds A440, A880, A220.  The Roland MPU101 midi to CV converter sends 
out A4 CV's.  Most tuner's are calibrated to A-440.  If you're in a 
band and the guitar player needs to tune and you give him a C he might 
get annoyed.

Sorry for the wasted bandwidth if this has already been discussed.

keith sterling wrote:

>If you're in a band and the guitar player needs to tune and you give him a C he might get annoyed.
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Our guitarist would never tune to an analogue synth but to a guitar 
tuner. In P3 terms, the sending of middle C is incredibly useful for 
tuning your analogue synths against your digital ones. My System 100 has 
an A440 signal too but I prefer to tune it against my digital synths.
Whichever note you pick,  all you need to know is which note it is, surely?

Paul

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