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Author: lovemmi777
Date: 2011-03-27 23:32
ok... so hi... ^_^ i need to get a new tuner because mine just broke... sucky... :P and i had an ok one before but i was just wondering if any of you out there had a good brand that isnt super expensive or watever... so yea... ^_^
'preciate it!!!
~lovemmi777<3
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Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2011-03-27 23:36
I use and like the Korg TM-40. It has both a tuner and a metronome; you can use both at once, which is great for long tones! It's not very expensive at all- mine was only about $40. It's also fairly durable. Me being the klutz I am, I've dropped it several times onto hard surfaces and it still functions exactly the same!
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-03-27 23:53
Korgs are great...yet they aren't a substitute for your ears, especially when playing in an ensemble.
(I have a CA-30)
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Ben
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Author: msa
Date: 2011-03-28 04:14
If you have an iPhone or iTouch, you can download a tuner for a couple bucks. It's really sensitive and works very well! Plus, you'll always have it with you if it's on your phone!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-03-28 10:12
I want to add a caveat to the "substitute for your ears" remark. Many of us DO NOT have perfect pitch (this is the ability to sense accurately whether you are singing or playing a note too high or too low from standard pitch set at A=440). For us relative pitch (judging whether your note is fine based on how well it relates in distance to the next note) can be a tricky thing, particulary the higher the notes are.
I am a BIG fan of reigning in the tendency to let the most flexible notes get 'set' out of tune (such as throat Bb or anything above second ledger line C).
..................Paul Aviles
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-03-28 10:55
Paul Aviles wrote:
> I want to add a caveat to the "substitute for your ears"
> remark. Many of us DO NOT have perfect pitch (this is the
> ability to sense accurately whether you are singing or playing
> a note too high or too low from standard pitch set at A=440).
> For us relative pitch (judging whether your note is fine based
> on how well it relates in distance to the next note) can be a
> tricky thing, particularly the higher the notes are.
Neither do I have perfect pitch. What I meant to say was that tuning against an electronic tuner is useless if you don't learn to play in unison with someone else, and adapt if necessary.
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Ben
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2011-03-28 11:02
Re. iTouch / iPhone tuners: does anyone know how the frequency reference works in these? (I'm just interested!)
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2011-03-28 11:35
The best iPhone/iPod touch tuner is the Cleartune. I use it in lessons and have used it professionally. What I find great about it is you can put in headphones and have the tone playing in your ear whilst playing. This is ideal for tuning intervals, which in my experience is invaluable for developing good pitch even if it's only relative. Of course tuners don't substitute your ears as Ben wrote but my personal belief is that working closely with a Tuner in your private practice will benefit all your ensemble playing.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: MartyMagnini
Date: 2011-03-28 15:59
I have several different tuners and metronomes for my iPhone. I find the tuner I use most often is the Strobo Soft by Petersen. It works just like a "regular" Petersen strobe tuner, except is costs $10 instead of $200. Very full-functioned, but it doesn't produce any sounds. I also use the Cleartune for reference tones, as Peter suggested. I have other stand-alone tuners, but I find I use the ones on my phone most often, as they're always with me.
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2011-03-28 16:37
>The best iPhone/iPod touch tuner is the Cleartune.
I second that. I tried all the free tuners for iPhone and their diapasons were all roughly between 438 and 444. None of them could be calibrated to classical pitch (A430) nor baroque pitch (A415). Not very useful if you want to use the tuner for your chalumeau or classical clarinet. Cleartune can be calibrated from A1 to A1000.
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Author: MartyMagnini
Date: 2011-03-28 17:17
Simon,
The Petersen can be calibrated to classical and/or baroque pitch, or any pitch you want. It also has a noise filter that works very well. Again, it has no reference tones, but as a strobe tuner it works great.
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