bar chart with hertz difference on the y axis and midi note on the x axis; the y axis range goes between -1 and 2.5. most of the bars are clustered around zero, but there's a larger vacillating difference toward the right side of the chart

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   allison (aparrish@friend.camp)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 14:34:52 JST allison

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   if we zoom in on the values in the C-3 to C-7 range (two octaves below middle C + two octaves above), you see that the difference in frequency there is pretty minimal (note that this chart is using a linear scale on the Y axis, not log like the previous two). above this range, I think the game boy will sound significantly out of tune with other MIDI-tuned instruments. makes me wonder if some of what we hear as the distinctive "sound" of authentic chiptunes comes from this aberration in tuning!