Klarinet Archive - Posting 001035.txt from 2002/11

From: Eric Dannewitz <ericdano@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Peterson VS-1 tuner
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:32:27 -0500

Have you tried it or looked at it? It thought the manual was well
written. The alternate tunings that the VS1 offers are interesting, but
for a clarinet player all you need to do is turn the thing on and it is
ready to go,

I haven't tried the external jack on mine, but I imagine it is more of a
THRU type of jack, for like Guitar/Bass players. I am pretty sure the
VS1 does NOT generate a reference tone.

The VS1 is the ultimate in "geek" gear for the musician. Sure, it costs
a lot, but once you use it, you are hooked. The spinning bars are great.
I highly recommend getting Petersen's clip on mic as well. If you play
flute, it fits PERFECTLY around the head joint, and also works well with
other instruments, including clarinet.

Bill Wright wrote:

><><> Bill - does this tuner emit a pitch if you need it to? I couldn't
>tell from the Muncy catalog description.
>
>
>
>Even their manual is clumsily written.
>
>The tuner does not have a speaker of any sort, but it has an "audio out"
>jack.
>
>The manual (clumsiy written) isn't clear about what this jack delivers
>--- noises that mean "flat' or 'sharp'? Or reference pitches? Or
>whatever it hears back to your earphones? I just don't know. I don't
>have the necessary cables or 'hi fi' setup to find out by actual
>experiment.
>
>In my opinion, the two principle advantages of the VS-1 are:
>
>(1) It measures in steps of 1/10 of a cent, and therefore you see a more
>prompt and more smooth change on the display as your adjust your
>intonation. You don't need to wait until your intonation has moved a
>full 6 cents in order to see the result. (Many tuners wait for a
>change of <+ or -> 3 cents before they do anything, which means 6 cents
>of total spread).
>
>(2) It doesn't get confused easily. (Competent players probably
>doesn't need this because they don't play 'confusing' tones in the first
>place.)
>
>The automatic transposition is a comfortable feature.
>
>Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
--
-----
Bureaucrats cut red tape, lengthwise
Eric Dannewitz - Adventurer, saxophonist, good-timer (crook? quite
possibly), clarinetist, manic self-publicist, part-time
flautist(flutist?), macintosher, and often thought to be completely out
to lunch. http://www.jazz-sax.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------