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Author: Alan
Date: 2000-03-20 19:48
I have read about using a tuner to help you play in tune and/or tune the clarinet. Is this something a beginner like me should get? If so, what kind should I buy and at what price?
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Author: paul
Date: 2000-03-20 19:58
There are all kinds of tuners out there on the market. You can get some great bargains out there for less than $50 US retail if you try. Hint: use the Internet to shop for goodies like this, it can help you get the most for your money.
A good digital gauge chromatic 4 octave tuner can cost around $20 or so, lowest US retail price I've seen. A good analog gauge chromatic 4 octave tuner may cost more, but a very good one should not cost more than about $50 US retail. Korg is a well known brand with lots of models to choose from. I happen to have a good analog gauge, chromatic, 4 octave, Korg brand tuner that I fetched for about $50 US Internet retail. You will also find lots of other well known very high quality brands of tuners out there.
Good luck shopping!
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Author: Alan
Date: 2000-03-20 20:10
What's the difference between the digital and analog. Do they both 'indicate' correctly? Is one easier to read than the other? Why the difference in price?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-03-20 20:32
Digital has LEDs indicating the precision of tuning, analog a meter. I have a Korg AT-?? that has a meter + LEDs - LEDs light up the note name and light up when you're very close to being in tune (the needle's near 0). The digital ones have a series of lights indicating how far you are away from the pitch instead of a needle. I've always liked analog better than digital for this kind of thing - I like analog guages in my cars, wristwatches that have hands, and metronomes that have a swing arm. Just personal preference ...
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Author: Tim
Date: 2000-03-20 20:46
While a tuner can help, without guidance it could give you false confidence or encourage some bad habits. While it is important to learn the natural tendencies of each note on your horn, (that is your C below the staff a little flat, is your open G sharp, etc., etc) it is far more important to learn to match pitch with those who you are playing with rather than just playing a note where you think it should be. Tuning is a complex issue and is not simply learning how much to "pull out" to make your horn in tune.
As a beginner, a tuner is not a necessary investment. If you decide to get one, work with your teacher or band/orchestra director on how to use it effectively.
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Author: Sara
Date: 2000-03-21 01:19
I think that if your ature beginner a tuners not going to help because you should focus on tone quality, embouchure, tounguging etc. all of which are a lot more impor. thatn being in tune. After you pretty much gotten the hang of all that then work on balence and intonation. As for tuners, me, mysely, I Korg DT-3 with a digital, just because I find it easier to work with a remedial, green is good, and red is wrong. And the closer to green I am the better. I think it cost about $50. Good Luck!
Sara
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Author: Sara
Date: 2000-03-21 01:19
I think that if your a true beginner a tuners not going to help because you should focus on tone quality, embouchure, tounguging etc. all of which are a lot more impor. thatn being in tune. After you pretty much gotten the hang of all that then work on balence and intonation. As for tuners, me, mysely, I Korg DT-3 with a digital, just because I find it easier to work with a remedial, green is good, and red is wrong. And the closer to green I am the better. I think it cost about $50. Good Luck!
Sara
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Author: BAC
Date: 2000-03-21 16:52
I have found that a tuner has help me. In terms of models, I must have the best of both worlds - a digital unit that displays like analog.
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