Sampler offset by 1 octave ?

[ustk]

Is the sampler offsetting the note by 1 octave or am I just dumb? (If you select the second option I will haunt you )
All my tests (calculation and audition) show that I need to map samples 1 octave lower to get the right sound...

Lets take an example of a .wav with a length of 256 samples at 44.1k
44.1/256 = 172.27Hz, so -> E3 -77ct
But in the sampler, I have to set the root to E2 -77ct to get it right (checked with a sinewave generator at octave 0)

Or is the sinewave generator wrong and the sampler right?

[d.healey]

From Wikipedia

Note that for a classical piano and musical theory, the middle C is usually labelled as C4; However, in the MIDI standard definition (like the one used in Apple's GarageBand), this middle C (261.626 Hz) is labelled C3. In practice, a MIDI software can label middle C (261.626 Hz) as C3-C5, which can cause confusion, especially for beginners.

This is why I always use MIDI note numbers instead of note names.

Perhaps the sinewave gen and the sampler aren't using the same standard?

[ustk]

@d-healey Yeah so a different standard then. The sinewave is at classical standard while the sampler is "Garageband midi standard like"

[ustk]

@d-healey I'm confused so I'm definitely a beginner

[Lindon]

@ustk said in Sampler offset by 1 octave ?:

@d-healey I'm confused so I'm definitely a beginner

its actually Yamahas fault -------