[ddots-l] Re: Question about guitar tuner
- From: Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:33:44 -0500
Hi Stephanie.
I'm cross-posting this to the blind-guitarist group on Yahoo, in
case they have some suggestions I didn't list below. Your friend
may wish to join this group as well, and can do so by sending a
blank email to:
blind-guitarist-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Your friend has a few options:
1. Tune to a reliable reference, such as an electronic keyboard.
This involves playing the target notes on the instrument and
adjusting the guitar to match. Many electronic guitar tuners also
emit tones which you can use in the same way.
2. If your friend has an iPhone or iPad, there is a Talking Tuner
app they can get.
3. I believe Boss make a tuner that beeps when you reach the target
pitch, possibly model TU-80. I haven't personally tried it, so your
friend should research that through Boss's website.
4. If this person is computer savvy and can play an acoustic guitar
into a microphone connected to the computer, or connect an electric
guitar to the computer's sound card, FMJ-Software make a shareware
tuning program called Chromatia, available from:
http://www.fmjsoft.com/chromatia.html
It has an audible mode that can either play a reference pitch
similar to other tuners, but it also has a vibrate mode where you
hear a clicking noise through your computer speakers. As you get
closer to in tune, closer to the target pitch, the clicking slows
down. The slower the clicking noise, the closer you are to the
target pitch.
Chris
At 10:19 PM 3/6/2013, you wrote:
Hello all,
Sorry if this is off-topic. But recently, a blind guitarist
contacted me looking for a tuner that provides feedback in an
audio format instead of with light. I'm not a guitarist, so I have
no idea where to tell him to look, or even if such a thing exists.
If anyone knows of anything that might be useful, please contact
me off-list.
Thanks so much,
Stephanie Pieck
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