Hi Chris – so it sounds as though you can actually choose more of the options
from the Roadie 2 than just getting it to tune the string? I don’t want lots of
bells and whistles, but what else if anything is it able to do?
Andy Collins
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On 29 Jul 2021, at 10:42 pm, Chris Norman <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
No idea honestly. I've never "seen" them using the Roadie 3... It was more of
a friend of a friend type deal.
The 2 is marvelous though. We use them at gigs. Once you've gotten over the
fact that you have to hold it fairly level in relation to the tuning pegs,
and there's this weird jerking feeling when it starts tuning for you, it's
really easy. I've put mine into improved accuracy mode, so it's a little
slower than it could be, but I like the results.
Take care,
Chris Norman
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 at 22:20, Andy C <andyc003003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Chris, good explanation. Must say I think I do hit the strings too
hard at times, including in my playing. So part of my journey towards
becoming a little bit of a better player is in learning to play more softly
as well as to strum more rhythmically.
It was interesting to hear what you had to say about the Roadie 2 as well as
somebody using the Roadie 3. You described how your friend is able to use
the Roadie 3, in terms of the tuning procedure, is the Roadie 2 a similar
operation?
kind regards
Andy Collins
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On 29 Jul 2021, at 9:14 pm, Chris Norman <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi,
I'm not going to try and bore people with the science of why this is,
primarily because I don't know half the words needed, but suffice to say
that when you pluck a string, it vibrates. I mean we all know that, it's
obvious, but what we don't think about is the harder you pluck a string,
the louder it sounds, and the further in either direction the string
oscillates.
If you've got a washing line, try plucking that, you'll see what I mean,
albeit much slower. Pluck it a bit and it vibrates. Give it a thwack and
it'll take your eye out.
Anyways. You pluck the string, and it wafts around the joint. The more it
wafts, the more tension it's under, so the higher it appears, as if you'd
over tuned it. What the tuner is reporting is that initial stage of being
too sharp. If you pluck the string hard enough, you can actually hear it
sounding sharp, then flattening as it calms down.
With all of this in mind, the best way to pluck your string when you're
tuning is more soft than hard. Not so soft that the microphone can't pick
up the note - you do want it to sound, but if your string "twangs", then
you've hit it too hard.
I hope this rambling helps someone.
Take care,
Chris Norman
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 at 20:34, Andy C <andyc003003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’ve been using talking tuner for years, and it has definitely helped, but
as has been mentioned, it does report in consistently the status of a
string. I too have experienced plucking a string to be told it’s sharp or
flat, and without making any adjustments plucking it again can have the
app giving me a different result. I don’t know how good other peoples
hearing is on here, but with my hearing loss I actually can’t hear a
difference when talking tuna tells me that a string is for example $.17
sharp or $.17 flat, and when it actually tells me it’s in tune. I don’t
know if for people with normal hearing 17 sense either way off target
frequency is big enough to be noticeable. I’m very interested therefore to
explore if the Roadie tuner is accessible and to that end I have been in
touch with the company to find out.
Andy Collins
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On 29 Jul 2021, at 8:01 pm, Lorie McCloud <lorice804@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:if you have an iPhone there's an app called "talking tuner" that
verbally tells you if your string is properly tuned. you pluck the string
and it tells you how far off you are in either direction or if you're
right one.
On Jul 29, 2021, at 12:23 PM, Vince Tomassetti <vince@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Chris,
Thanks for suggesting the Roadie automatic tuner. I just checked a
video review for the Roadie 3 and learned the unit uses an LCD screen
for displaying menu options. Do you know if the tuner can be used
without having to see the LCD? I.e. are the button press patterns easy
enough to memorize in order to indicate you want to use the tuner
function and to indicate which string is to be tuned? Since the tuning
/ winding is automatic, it would be a problem if the unit was twisting
the B string peg thinking it was the thick A string😊.
If this could be operated without sight, I would definitely purchase it.
Best,
Vince
From: vibe-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <vibe-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Chris Norman
Sent: July 29, 2021 10:08 AM
To: vibe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vibe] Re: Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hi,
I'm guessing you mean the Roadie. Without knowing the particular ins and
outs of the harp, I'd say drop them an email. They're very good at
replying.
My best guess would be you'd have to create your own instrument preset
in the app, then add each individual string on whatever tuning is used
by your instrument.
Their mantra is "If it's got strings, the Roadie will tune it", so you
should put it to the test.
Take care,
Chris Norman
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 at 17:58, Eden <eden420@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I play harp. I would love to use this thing. Would it work for harp? How
does it work? How would we use it?
