Very fast. Thanks. Let us know anything more you think is worth telling.
Possible to activate on my (offline) laptop.
peterson virtual tuner/guitarists/bassists........
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- KVRAF
- 5259 posts since 16 May, 2002 from Brisbane , Australia
Intel Core i7 8700K, 16gb, Windows 10 Pro, Focusrite Scarlet 6i6
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1283 posts since 13 Nov, 2004
I lied.........bass bf works great........
If you are not used to this type of tuner, you could be thrown at first.........but if you get into it........it's great.
I like having a "real" tuner on the computer.......the line6 xtlive is.........eh.........the boss tuner I have is an old fav.........but it's a pain to use even with a tuner......so this is great!
If you are not used to this type of tuner, you could be thrown at first.........but if you get into it........it's great.
I like having a "real" tuner on the computer.......the line6 xtlive is.........eh.........the boss tuner I have is an old fav.........but it's a pain to use even with a tuner......so this is great!
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1283 posts since 13 Nov, 2004
I think you have to be online to do the reg..........morelia wrote:Very fast. Thanks. Let us know anything more you think is worth telling.
Possible to activate on my (offline) laptop.
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- KVRAF
- 5259 posts since 16 May, 2002 from Brisbane , Australia
You lied about what? What is Bass bf?
"I like having a "real" tuner on the computer"
Sounds like it may be worthwhile hey?
"I like having a "real" tuner on the computer"
Sounds like it may be worthwhile hey?
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- KVRist
- 112 posts since 18 May, 2004
My two cents: The Peterson tuners are the real deal. I have a VSAM and it is far more accurate and easy to use than any "needle" tuner I have ever used. With it I can set up all my guitars perfectly.
The best tuner I have though is a real strobe tuner (Conn Strobotuner) from the 70s, it is great at revealing all the harmonics, but is a little less convenient to use than the digital Peterson.
Cheers,
Randy
The best tuner I have though is a real strobe tuner (Conn Strobotuner) from the 70s, it is great at revealing all the harmonics, but is a little less convenient to use than the digital Peterson.
Cheers,
Randy
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
Midiworks, surely you must understand the difference between a strobe tuner and a regular tuner.
As for the Feiten system, you can still tune to standard tuning with Feiten, but you aren't fully reaping the benefits. Even in standard tuning, the Feiten system will tend to sound better than a straight nut; however, to take full and true advantage of it, you DO need to temper your tuning to the formula that Feiten has come up with, and that can't be done accurately with a 'needle'-style tuner, end of story.
If it works well, this may be one of the very very few pieces of commercial plug-in software that I own. Some people think it's a rip, but $79 is cheap if it does what it says on the tin.
I generally tune and even 'temper' by ear. All I need is an A=440 tuning fork and I'm off to the races. However, I personally find that even after using just a simple "needle"-style tuner, that I'm more confident in recording my guitar and I believe it to sound nicer. If I get a 'dead' string, I will sometimes temper the tuning just a smidgen to get it sounding right, but generally a needle works well enough. I've been considering a $150 Boss "Needle" tuner (to replace my last tuner which has gone awol), but if this turns out to be the real deal, I'd rather spend the $79 on this.
Greg
As for the Feiten system, you can still tune to standard tuning with Feiten, but you aren't fully reaping the benefits. Even in standard tuning, the Feiten system will tend to sound better than a straight nut; however, to take full and true advantage of it, you DO need to temper your tuning to the formula that Feiten has come up with, and that can't be done accurately with a 'needle'-style tuner, end of story.
If it works well, this may be one of the very very few pieces of commercial plug-in software that I own. Some people think it's a rip, but $79 is cheap if it does what it says on the tin.
I generally tune and even 'temper' by ear. All I need is an A=440 tuning fork and I'm off to the races. However, I personally find that even after using just a simple "needle"-style tuner, that I'm more confident in recording my guitar and I believe it to sound nicer. If I get a 'dead' string, I will sometimes temper the tuning just a smidgen to get it sounding right, but generally a needle works well enough. I've been considering a $150 Boss "Needle" tuner (to replace my last tuner which has gone awol), but if this turns out to be the real deal, I'd rather spend the $79 on this.
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 5259 posts since 16 May, 2002 from Brisbane , Australia
Yes that no demo shit is really pissing me off. I think if I had tried it I might have it by now but I just haven't been able to bring myself to spend until I have the hard evidence.
Intel Core i7 8700K, 16gb, Windows 10 Pro, Focusrite Scarlet 6i6
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- something special
- 8629 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
because strobe tuners do not take in consideration the inharmonicity of a piano's design. thus, it does not do the 'stretch' tuning that is desireable in tuning a piano. Many tuners use electronic devices (myself included) but the strobe for tuning a piano is in the past.Frippertronix wrote:Some piano tuners do use electronic tuners to some degree but pianos are extremely fussy beasts to tune, which is why piano tuners still have jobs and will for some time. People (including a friend of mine) have written books about the subject and I can't really tell you in detail why, but suffice it to say that tuning a piano requires a lot of skill and human expertise, so it's more of a standard disclaimer that they would say 'everything except a piano'.morelia wrote:The other thing I don't get is they say it can tune, well almost anything, but not a piano. I don't have any clue why this might be. Either way after searching their tuners is top notch and this PC version is as cheap as they get.
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
Don't you think that the ability to program your own tempered tuning could be an asset if you have certain pianos that are repeat jobs? I understand that even from day X to day Y, the tuning might change a little, but surely a programmed tempered tuning could save some work and get you into the right ballpark?
What electronic device is used if not a strobe tuner, bluedad? Piano tuning is like black magic....
What electronic device is used if not a strobe tuner, bluedad? Piano tuning is like black magic....
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1283 posts since 13 Nov, 2004
The thing is cool, I actually think so far it's easier to use than any of those "included" tuners.
Again, it's cents AND the note AND the strobe.......so it seems to be very accurate.
Again, it's cents AND the note AND the strobe.......so it seems to be very accurate.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1283 posts since 13 Nov, 2004
stupid question about the piano thing..........they are not talking about the "strobosoft" computer tuner I have are they? That would just be silly, using a computer tuner to tune a piano..........
The buzz fieten guitar/bass/whatever system is BASED on piano tuning.............
The buzz fieten guitar/bass/whatever system is BASED on piano tuning.............
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- something special
- 8629 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
lunch money wrote:What electronic device is used if not a strobe tuner, bluedad? Piano tuning is like black magic
I must be silly all day then!eyeknow66 wrote:That would just be silly, using a computer tuner to tune a piano..........
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- KVRAF
- 5782 posts since 10 Mar, 2003 from Music Shed #8
ow much ee it?bluedad wrote:lunch money wrote:What electronic device is used if not a strobe tuner, bluedad? Piano tuning is like black magicI must be silly all day then!eyeknow66 wrote:That would just be silly, using a computer tuner to tune a piano..........
baby upright needs doing
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- something special
- 8629 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
eh, looks like it's gone up $100 since I bought it!clueless wrote:
ow much ee it?
baby upright needs doing
$895
and worth every penny if only for the pitch-raise mode!