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Topic: Tuning to Cents |
Garry Vanderlinde
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Posted 7 Jun 2019 10:40 am |
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 What tuner do you use when tuning to cents? I need a large display.
I've been using an older Peterson strobe but it doesn't display the cents.
The largest display of cents I've found is on a small Intelli IMT-500 and it's not very large. Even on the Boss tuners the cents is not displayed very large.
Last edited by Garry Vanderlinde on 7 Jun 2019 9:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 9:14 am
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Thanks, I wasn't familiar with the newer Boss tuners. I see they got rid of the Hz graphics so the cents is easier to see, but it's still pretty small.
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John Sluszny
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Brussels, Belgium
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 10:30 am
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Garry,
I use PitchLab Pro on my phone. It displays offset in Cents.
Costs nothing to try it. Updgrade for a few bucks to save custom sweetened tunings.
It works with the phone's built in mic, or a cable connected to your volume pedal's tuner-out.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 11:09 am
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The Peterson StrobOPlus HD can be programmed with your settings (It has the Newman settings pre-programmed). Don't need to worry about tuning to whatever cents since its already programmed in the tuner.
Its programmed with their app on their site then you download that to your tuner. |
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Bruce Bjork
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Southern Coast of Maine
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 11:14 am
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Ditto on the PitchLab Pro, works like a charm, custom tunings etc. etc..
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"Use the talents you possess; the woods would be very silent indeed if no birds sang but the best" |
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Tommy Mc
From:
Middlesex VT
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 1:46 pm
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| Dan Robinson wrote: |
Garry,
I use PitchLab Pro on my phone. It displays offset in Cents.
Costs nothing to try it. Updgrade for a few bucks to save custom sweetened tunings.
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Until I got a Peterson, I was using the PitchLab Pro app, connected with a Peterson PitchGrabber clip-on mic. Just to clarify, you DO NOT need to upgrade in order to create and save sweetened tunings.
I am disappointed that the StroboPlus HD doesn't display the actual frequency or offset in cents like PitchLab. It was nice info to have, but is really a moot point once you've set up a sweetened tuning. |
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John Sluszny
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Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 9 Jun 2019 9:07 am
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| Dan Robinson wrote: |
It works with the phone's built in mic, or a cable connected to your volume pedal's tuner-out.
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Dan,I have an iPhone,I need a cable with a jack to connect to the VP,what should I have on the other end of the cable ? Thanks ! |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Tommy Mc
From:
Middlesex VT
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Posted 9 Jun 2019 10:16 am
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| John Sluszny wrote: |
Dan,I have an iPhone,I need a cable with a jack to connect to the VP,what should I have on the other end of the cable ? Thanks ! |
If you use the Peterson PitchGrabber, you don't need to go through the VP. The PitchGrabber works like a clip-on tuner. Clip one end to the leg of the steel, and the other end plugs into your phone.
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/peterson-pitchgrabber-mobile-tuner-pickup
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Bruce Bjork
From:
Southern Coast of Maine
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Posted 9 Jun 2019 12:05 pm
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I use something similar to the Peterson Pitch Grabber, same concept, plugs into my android phone or iPad, clips on to my tuning head endplate to tune via PitchLab Pro.
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Banjo, Dobro, Guild D-40, Telecaster, Justice Pro Lite 3x5, BOSS Katana 100, Peavey Nashville 112 in a Tommy Huff cabinet, Spark, FreeLoader, Baby Bloomer, Peterson StroboPlus HD, Stage One VP.
"Use the talents you possess; the woods would be very silent indeed if no birds sang but the best" |
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 9 Jun 2019 12:45 pm
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| Fred & Tommy,Thanks ! |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2019 9:44 pm
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| Thanks to all here who have suggested Pitch Lab Pro. I have been looking around for a decent Android tuning app with no luck until now. I dl’d it today and find it about 3000% easier to use than the Peterson iStroboSoft on my iPad. |
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