Timpani sounds out of tune

• Mar 23, 2020 - 02:06

Hi, the timpani in Musescore 3.4.2 sounds a bit off. I've tested the pitches but for some reason it's always a semitone above, so I can conclude that this timpani is pitched in D. Is this normal for a timpani in the real world, or can I fix it in any way if it's abnormal?
Thanks!


Comments

I suspect you're just being fooled by the rather complex harmonics, which can make precise determination of the pitch difficult (in real timpanis as well, after all, that's what these sounds were sampled from).

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