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Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2008-03-25 16:34
I'm on the market for a tuner/metronome. I have a cheap sabine tuner and I have borrowed the schools old Dr beat 88. I want to get a new tuner and it be a tuner metronome combo. Any suggestions? I'm looking into the Boss TU80. Anyone tried those? I did a search but didn't get much.
Post Edited (2008-03-25 16:38)
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Author: William
Date: 2008-03-25 16:39
I like my Seiko tuner/metronome. It's smaller and more compact than the more popular Korgs and fits well in my clarinet case. It's best feature (IMHO) is the large, easy to read, sweep needle which gives instant feedback when your pitch changes--unlike those blinkng LED lights which I hate. It automatically tunes any note played, adjusts for sharpness and flatness and sounds an audible A if you prefer tuning that way.
In the metronone mode, the audible beat may be adjusted to accentuate different beat pulses--twos, threes, fours, etc. Or it can be opperated silently (visually only) if the beat irrates you.
Post Edited (2008-03-25 16:49)
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Author: bstutsman
Date: 2008-03-26 02:00
I gone through this myself. I gave up on finding a good combo. The problem was always that with combo devices, the metronome volume was not loud enough to be easily heard over my playing.
The smallest but loudest metronome I found is the Matrix MR-600. I carry it with me in my clarinet kit.
As for a tuner, there are probably several that will do. Just make sure the the display is good enough to work in different lighting conditions.
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Author: RLSchwebel
Date: 2008-03-26 02:30
William is definitely right!
My Seiko SMP-20 is all in one, including adjusting concert pitch off 440 if the orchestra wants to tune to 442, for example. Still haven't figure how it makes coffee though...
robt.
~robt
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