Detune vs Retune - What's the difference?
detune | retune |
(music) To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance.
(electronics) To alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency.
To tune again.
As verbs the difference between detune and retune
is that detune is to intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance while retune is to tune again.detune
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Alternative forms
* (l) (music)Verb
(detun)- Some avant-garde composers request that performers detune their instruments before playing.
retune
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Verb
- After the long first movement, the orchestra had to retune.
