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Author: Ken Rasmussen
Date: 2000-11-12 21:40
My tuner is an old Seiko Set 360 (about the size of a breadmaker) that needs to be manually switched each time I change pitch. I think it cost over $150 when I bought it. It would be nice to have something that would accomodate the changes in pitch and octave changes without need for manual switching. I'd like something that I could just play along, and have the departures from true pitch show up easily from several feet away (with very unexceptional eyesight). It would also be nice if it were no bigger or more costly than necessary, but still durable and likable. Nowadays I expect that probably isn't too much to ask. What would you suggest?
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-11-12 22:05
I've been using TuneIt for several years, and it is fantastic. It runs under Windows, so you'd need to play where your PC is located. You can have it display full screen, see the notes played, get cents deviation, select the key of the instrument, and get a frequency spectrum displaying the harmonics of the note played. A download may be available on the following website.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TUNEIT_win95/
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Author: Fred
Date: 2000-11-12 22:22
Ken - I'm using a little Yamaha TD-1 Chromatic Tuner that lists for ~$75.00. It is the size of a cassette tape and runs forever on a battery. Key of instrument and tuning standard is selectable. I keep it with me in my case, and really like it.
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Author: tb0b
Date: 2000-11-13 00:01
I use a korg CA-20 that changes pitches automatically.
it's awesome!
and it was only $20 when i first bought it (a few years ago, still runnin' on the same batteries)
i'd say it's a pretty durable and useful.
it even has a microphone thing that clilps onto your clarinet
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Author: tb0b
Date: 2000-11-13 00:03
by the way
it's very small. about the size of a credit card
a centimeter wider and 1.5 cm thick
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Author: Rene
Date: 2000-11-13 12:22
I guess I have a similar thing. But any of the modern tuners will do. The old ones where not that easy to use. Mine is about credit card size, has a mike in it (which works) and a plug for an external mike (big size plug).
Rene
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Author: William
Date: 2000-11-13 14:52
There are a lot of tuners available, but the ones I preffer are the ones that have a "sweep needle" indicator rather than the LED flashing light display. I feel that with the needle, it is easier to see shifts in pitch as the occur and make corrections. My tuner of choice is the Sieko tuner/metornome combo--expensive, but compact and very useful for rhythms as well as pitch.
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Author: Anji
Date: 2000-11-13 18:15
Let me second on the Korg CA-20. It simulates a sweep needle and has fairly quick response. The hidden cost is in a clip on mic. Mine works well and (unfortunately) shows my tunig errors rather clearly.
Was the clarinet designed by committee? It tunes as well as W98 tolerates registers new software. Eyuuh!
Sorry, a little off topic there.
Still, <$30 and it fits in your kit bag using AAA batteries.
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Author: tb0b
Date: 2000-11-14 03:17
<img src = "http://www.korg.com/gear/images/products/info/info_CA20.jpg">
The CA-20 is the coolest.
go to <a href="http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=CA20">http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=CA20</a>
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Author: Jim
Date: 2000-11-14 04:48
I'll third (or forth) the CA-20. It was recomended to me by an oboist with perfect pitch who used it to confirm what he was hearing. It always shows my A tuning fork as 440. It's regularly available mail order for less than $20, I paid $15 at Muncy Winds on a sale last spring. I bought 2, and at that price don't mind if my son takes one to school. We use the built in mike. A word of caution, it gets VERY inaccurate when the battery is weak.
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Author: C. Hogue
Date: 2000-11-16 21:00
I just recently got a CA-20. It works, it's easy to use, fits into my case, and it's inexpensive. Try one!
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