Tuners

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I use a regular old Korg tuner (the small silvery one). If you were to reccomend a more accurate tuner, would you guys still all reccomend the Boss TU-2? I used the boss pedal tuner and it was pretty sweet, very accurate... but any suggestions?
 
jndietz said:
I use a regular old Korg tuner (the small silvery one). If you were to reccomend a more accurate tuner, would you guys still all reccomend the Boss TU-2? I used the boss pedal tuner and it was pretty sweet, very accurate... but any suggestions?
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The Peterson pedal tuner. I haven't used it but I understand its very good. I have the VS1.
 
The only way you are going to get more acurate is to get a Strobe.


The only way your are going to get it in tune is to use your ear.



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I've got 3 Korg tuners (all different models) and was surprised to discover how much variation there was between them. I checked the calibration with a signal generator and discovered one was off by just over 5 cents, another by about 3, and 1 is within 1.5 cents. I thought I'd mention this as a reminder that "All tuners are NOT created equal," even when they are made by the same company. Whenever you are recording, make sure everyone uses the same tuner. A tech can check the calibration of your tuner and let you know how accurate it is. Most people can't hear less than about a 3 cent variance so if your tuner is within 1-2 cents of accurate you should be fairly safe in using it. As others have said many times, for accuracy you can't beat a strobe.
 
Dani Pace said:
I've got 3 Korg tuners (all different models) and was surprised to discover how much variation there was between them. I checked the calibration with a signal generator and discovered one was off by just over 5 cents, another by about 3, and 1 is within 1.5 cents. I thought I'd mention this as a reminder that "All tuners are NOT created equal," even when they are made by the same company. Whenever you are recording, make sure everyone uses the same tuner. A tech can check the calibration of your tuner and let you know how accurate it is. Most people can't hear less than about a 3 cent variance so if your tuner is within 1-2 cents of accurate you should be fairly safe in using it. As others have said many times, for accuracy you can't beat a strobe.
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1-2 cents multiplied by two guitars with six strings each and one bass with four strings adds up quick.
 
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