Re: Down From The Mountain strange keys on DVD
Seems pretty clear that the pitch difference has to do with the processing between the performance and the DVD, not that all the musicians mis-tuned or decided to play fiddles in E-flat rather than D. A bit of realism is needed here. That recorded "signal" passed through quite a few processes before it ended up in your DVD player. Segments may have been stretched or compressed to fit the needs of the recording. I'd be surprised if the producers took much thought for the musicians who may want to play along with the recording. The other variable is the equipment on which the DVD is being played, in your home. How many of us have our disc players calibrated to perfect industry standard? We just assume that they're accurately reproducing what's recorded on the disc.
Just by looking at the musicians, you can tell what chord shapes they're making. Absent some general agreement among all the performers to tune a half-step sharp, one has to conclude that the pitch was altered during the processing of the recording.
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