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DraconPern
May 24th, 2007, 01:46 am
What do you use for tuners and metronomes? I have been without one for several years (someone stole it), and so I use a computer instead. Currently I use GarageBand since it's got both and came with the computer. Overkill? XD

theowne
May 24th, 2007, 02:38 am
www.metronomeonline.com :lol: has both

I use Cubase if I don't have a connection to the net.

Elwe
May 24th, 2007, 03:33 am
I'm currently using a Sabine tuner/metronome. It's handy in terms of portability, but I'm planning to drop this piece of junk out of a window so I can get a new tuner that actually picks up notes. <3

chestnutviolin
May 24th, 2007, 04:03 am
I have a mini tuner and I just discoverd that garadgeband had a tuner. havent really used it though. Sometimes I use the piano

clarinetist
May 24th, 2007, 11:25 am
I use Smartmusic 10 (www.smartmusic.com).

It includes a tuner (even to your instrument's pitch :o; like if you were playing C on a Bb Clarinet, it would be C), and a metronome.

aznanimedude
May 25th, 2007, 03:55 am
i just have a tuning fork for the A tone...i tune my A string to that and then tune everything else accordingly...crude-yes, innacurate-prolly, lazy-YES I AM

Sondagger
May 29th, 2007, 11:04 pm
Dr. Beat all the way.

Our school uses the big ones, but for Christmas I got a little baby one (its so cute! (Alright, I'm a nerd)). It doesn't tell you if you're sharp or flat, but it does give the pitches, so that's good enough for me considering that my primary instrument (piano) is tuned by a professional.

Milchh
May 30th, 2007, 02:34 am
Oh God no! I can't stand Dr. Beat. That's another reason why I'm not in Marching Band-- they totally whore it. And It's even worse trying to play slow, romantic songs on Varsity Band with that thing obnoxiously going BEAT BEAT BEAT. x_x But anyway, for people who "can't count," it works awesomely.

Meh, for piano and composing (I can't remember tempos--I'm so impressionistic. Lol) I use a littler crackerjack device.

PorscheGTIII
May 30th, 2007, 03:07 am
Bad times with Dr. Beat too. Nothing like putting it up to a microphone and having to stand 3 feet from it...you don't have ears after that...

SBmocyarpir
May 30th, 2007, 04:34 am
I use Smartmusic 10 (www.smartmusic.com).

It includes a tuner (even to your instrument's pitch :o; like if you were playing C on a Bb Clarinet, it would be C), and a metronome.

They have a Smartmusic 10? Smartmusic doesn't work well on my stupid Mac, and I don't know if it will work on my laptop or not.

Anyway, I used to have a small portable tuner/metronome, but I had to use headphones to hear it. But it broke. Now I just use the piano to tune my violin at home, and for a metronome...I should probably get a new one.