I GAS-ed a tuner!!!
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teokiatuan
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not much difference between the two, but the st200 really is the ultimate.
you won't be gasing for another one for a long time
unless it breaks of course
you won't be gasing for another one for a long time
unless it breaks of course
the st-200 is smaller than the DT-10, also for a smaller size i didn't get a pitchblack coz i like the flat tuning function which the pitchblack didn't have....
my problem is other than smaller, I really like my DT-10 hahaahh... so i don't really have a reason to order it... much more expensive too.
anyways ok, now I can experience a strobe tuner when it gets here
my problem is other than smaller, I really like my DT-10 hahaahh... so i don't really have a reason to order it... much more expensive too.
anyways ok, now I can experience a strobe tuner when it gets here
exactly!! lol and in the heat of the moment what took over me to GAS an expensive one lol....
engz
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well strobe or not a lot of ppl say that sonic research tuners aren't true strobe... i have one too and its mighty awesome... at the beginning it might be a little irritating coz u can't seem to get the strobe to stop coz its so much more sensitive than other tuners... but its all good for u =]
oh yeah, it has this thing u can adjust called temperaments... i've read up on it... sounds cool, but i think its more suited for maybe classical players.. this is one feature i think most other tuners don't have
oh yeah, it has this thing u can adjust called temperaments... i've read up on it... sounds cool, but i think its more suited for maybe classical players.. this is one feature i think most other tuners don't have
doggieshaman
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hehehe.even if u buy these eggspensive fancy but awesome tuners, if ur machine heads suck is there even a point? :mrgreen:
when engaging the tuner and off, does it have a "pop" sound? coz it's a true bypass switch right?
that's what I heard one of the bad points about this tuner...
whereas the DT-10 is absolutely silent since it's buffered.
my st200 will arrive in about 2 weeks time i think... they said 6 to 10 business days delivery time.
engz
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yes it does pop, but common mod pedal knowledge will tell u that that is an easy thing to fix... (just add a cap or smtg lidat) doesn't bother me too much though =]
well if ur instrument can't keep in tune on its own, then wats the point? u could say the same about a guitar with a warped neck, lousy action or poorly intonated
trowaclown
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Not everyone has perfect pitch.
Just like how I wouldn't trust my hands to draw a perfectly straight line, I wouldn't trust my ears to tune a perfect BEADG.
Just like how I wouldn't trust my hands to draw a perfectly straight line, I wouldn't trust my ears to tune a perfect BEADG.
engz
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+1 to shinobi...
aquanaut, see the light yet? also tuning by ear sounds really unprofessional on stage. imagine if u went to see lets say paramore live, and in between songs, lets say they go from std tuning to drop b, suddenly u hear them twanging away at their guitar to get a D... malu kan? hehe
when u buy tuners, i think there's only 3 things to consider...
1. accuracy - for the purist, this is all that matters. slow tracking? nevermind, no rush. no true bypass? nevermind, i take it out of the loop. ugly? nevermind, just don't look at it lor =P thing is price always gets u more accuracy... use google to ur advantage, sensitivity is measured in sens, and find out with sensitivity best suits ur budget =]
2. tracking - some ppl need to tune, and they need to tune fast. even though i myself own a turbo tuner, i must say its not very turbo-ish. from my exp korg tuners track really fast. everything else tracks at about the same speed. behringer tracks a lil slow, but cheap! ]=
3. looks - if it looks cool, then that's all that matters! now these are the ppl that jumped right out of their beds and bought the korg pitchblack =P
they're obviously other things to consider, but i don't think they're important... brand.. true bypass... size... etc =]
aquanaut, see the light yet? also tuning by ear sounds really unprofessional on stage. imagine if u went to see lets say paramore live, and in between songs, lets say they go from std tuning to drop b, suddenly u hear them twanging away at their guitar to get a D... malu kan? hehe
when u buy tuners, i think there's only 3 things to consider...
1. accuracy - for the purist, this is all that matters. slow tracking? nevermind, no rush. no true bypass? nevermind, i take it out of the loop. ugly? nevermind, just don't look at it lor =P thing is price always gets u more accuracy... use google to ur advantage, sensitivity is measured in sens, and find out with sensitivity best suits ur budget =]
2. tracking - some ppl need to tune, and they need to tune fast. even though i myself own a turbo tuner, i must say its not very turbo-ish. from my exp korg tuners track really fast. everything else tracks at about the same speed. behringer tracks a lil slow, but cheap! ]=
3. looks - if it looks cool, then that's all that matters! now these are the ppl that jumped right out of their beds and bought the korg pitchblack =P
they're obviously other things to consider, but i don't think they're important... brand.. true bypass... size... etc =]
actually there are some reasons for me to get the turbo tuner, just that they are not good enough for me to purchase it since i already like my Korg DT-10.
but in the heat of the moment i told myself what the heck you've been thinking about this for months already, just go ahead and order it lol
ok anyways me reasons are:
(1)
It's smaller than my DT-10. I'm always looking out for smaller pedals to save space, but i didn't consider the pitchblack because it does not have drop tuning function that i find useful.
(2)
I think it tracks faster than the DT-10. Now I was spoilt by fast tracking by starting out on the tuner from the Zoom B2.1u. That thing tracks amazing fast. Then I thought the Korg is pretty fast too, so I got it and to my disappointment, the DT-10 tracks slower than the one in the Zoom, so i've always been keeping an eye out for a faster tracking tuner.
Now many people use tuners and many people do not, and why such a big fuss over using tuners, it's just a tuner lol.
Well, not really. A tuner is useful to me in these ways:
(1)
I don't have perfect pitch, only relative pitch. So I still need a reference note to tune up my bass. - A 440Hz tuning fork would work, but a pedal tuner is faster, easier, and no fumbling and losing that tuning fork. I could tune my guitar if there's a piano around or a keyboard, but I don't count on one being present where I play.
(2)
I play in a band, and when I hear someone's instrument out of tune, I could say ok, stop, tune your instrument, and then I use the tuner to show them they are out of tune. A electronic tuner gadget is by far a great neutral party to tell people they are out of tune, and more people are willing to accept the truth from a tuner, then simply me just telling them they are out of tune just because I say so.
(3)
The pedal tuner is a great mute switch as well, when I want to mute my bass, I just stomp on the tuner and there, mute. I don't have to mess with knobs on my bass or amp - and lose my volume setting that I find is a good volume. I leve the knobs alone, i just stomp on it to mute. Easy.
So anyways yeah, hahahah look at me trying to justify my turbo tuner purchase hahahah.... let you all know how I feel about it when it arrives!
but in the heat of the moment i told myself what the heck you've been thinking about this for months already, just go ahead and order it lol
ok anyways me reasons are:
(1)
It's smaller than my DT-10. I'm always looking out for smaller pedals to save space, but i didn't consider the pitchblack because it does not have drop tuning function that i find useful.
(2)
I think it tracks faster than the DT-10. Now I was spoilt by fast tracking by starting out on the tuner from the Zoom B2.1u. That thing tracks amazing fast. Then I thought the Korg is pretty fast too, so I got it and to my disappointment, the DT-10 tracks slower than the one in the Zoom, so i've always been keeping an eye out for a faster tracking tuner.
Now many people use tuners and many people do not, and why such a big fuss over using tuners, it's just a tuner lol.
Well, not really. A tuner is useful to me in these ways:
(1)
I don't have perfect pitch, only relative pitch. So I still need a reference note to tune up my bass. - A 440Hz tuning fork would work, but a pedal tuner is faster, easier, and no fumbling and losing that tuning fork. I could tune my guitar if there's a piano around or a keyboard, but I don't count on one being present where I play.
(2)
I play in a band, and when I hear someone's instrument out of tune, I could say ok, stop, tune your instrument, and then I use the tuner to show them they are out of tune. A electronic tuner gadget is by far a great neutral party to tell people they are out of tune, and more people are willing to accept the truth from a tuner, then simply me just telling them they are out of tune just because I say so.
(3)
The pedal tuner is a great mute switch as well, when I want to mute my bass, I just stomp on the tuner and there, mute. I don't have to mess with knobs on my bass or amp - and lose my volume setting that I find is a good volume. I leve the knobs alone, i just stomp on it to mute. Easy.
So anyways yeah, hahahah look at me trying to justify my turbo tuner purchase hahahah.... let you all know how I feel about it when it arrives!
Phil
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Good example.
Anyway just to add on, for perfect pitch, it doesn't mean that they can tune 100% accurately.
They can identify notes like we identify colours, but it's all relative. For example, there are many shades of red, and we all view them as red until a certain point where it get orangey, and when the orange hue becomes dominant, we identify it as the colour orange. So can you imagine how many different shades of red we identify as still, 'red'?
The guy may have perfect pitch, but he'll still identify a lighter or darker shade of red to be, well, red.
It may be called perfect pitch, but sadly, it's never absolute, always relative. That's where a tuner comes in.
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