   A request to violinists
  I can't find any .wav's of a violin playing the open strings. Can someone who knows they have a properly tuned violin record each of the open notes (plucked or bowed) and post them? Or if anyone can dig up a link to some that already exist that'd be cool too (but I sure can't find any).   
  Are you trying to tune your violin? If so, just use a midi!Bingo.   ;  MIDI is too clean. I can get pitch with it but I can't really be sure that my octave matches the MIDI's octave. That's why I was looking for .wav.   ;Here you go.I recorded them through my laptop's speaker since I don't have a dedicated microphone.  The E-note's wave file contains both the bowed and plucked version.  I didn't know how long you wanted me to hold the note so I just made it long enough to recognize the pitch.Notes should be within +/- 20 cents.  I don't have my tuner with me but I should have it by Sunday. [headshake]   ;  Awesome! Thanks!BTW, are the strings of a violin significantly tigher than a guitar's strings? Because it seems like to get my violin up to the same pitch as yours I really have to tighten the strings.   ;  Glad to be of help.  I am not sure about a guitar since I have not touched one in my life. [lol]I tuned the A-string to my electronic piano (A440) and went from there so it should be right.  Maybe another person can come by and check.   ;  Sweet, I think I got it in tune! Well, mostly. The strings are still stretching so it doesn't stay perfectly tuned for very long. Now I just gotta rosin up the bow. How long should that take?   ;Quote:Original post by BradDaBugNow I just gotta rosin up the bow. How long should that take?About 30 seconds.  Maybe a minute if it's completely new.   ;  Hmm, I've already spent a lot longer than that.When I draw the bow across the E string it sounds good. The note is nice and loud. But across any of the other strings, especially across the G string, it sounds pretty muted, like most of what you hear is the hair just brushing across the string without the string really moving. Do I need more rosin or am I doing something else wrong?   ;Quote:Original post by BradDaBugHmm, I've already spent a lot longer than that.When I draw the bow across the E string it sounds good. The note is nice and loud. But across any of the other strings, especially across the G string, it sounds pretty muted, like most of what you hear is the hair just brushing across the string without the string really moving. Do I need more rosin or am I doing something else wrong?Then rey adding more rosin, particularly if it's the lame, transparent/yellow type rather than a dark color.  Make sure your bow is tight enough, too.  The higher strings are always louder than the lower ones.  Are you putting enough pressure on the strings?   