Shouldn't Standard Pitch be Standard?

Oct 25, 2017

There’s good news this week for voice artists who speak languages other than English, as Netflix continues its push for content globalization. Upwork releases a study that claims that 10 years from now, the majority of American workers will be freelancers, and the IBC profiles two visual effects studios using cloud computing and remote collaboration to push the limits of their art.

• Netflix is making shows for international audiences using localization
• Upwork releases Freelancing in America 2017 study
• Creative services are making use of remote working too

In today’s topic for discussion, come down the rabbit hole with me. I’m looking at the history of the 440Hz “standard pitch”…and why anyone should care.

Further reading:

• Concert pitch
• Scientific pitch
• A440 (pitch standard)
• “A brief history of the establishment of international standard pitch” by Lynn Cavanagh
• The Proms

 

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