9/19/2023 0 Comments St 122 true strobe tuner![]() Oh yep yu are right it is a true dial spinning, not a digital display. Any recommendations whether I should go with the virtual strobe, or the true strobe tuners Any input will be appreciated. They can be off as much as 3 cents either way. Is the strobo flip like the strobo stomp display?Yes, they're the same. After doing some research, I’d like to try out a strobe tuner, mainly because my LCD chromatic tuner is not the most accurate method of tuning. I think it takes a while for most people to get used to the display, and some folks never get comfortable with it. I think one problem people run into is not damping the other strings well enough. The Peterson tuners are very sensitive to the overtone series, and they show it (in groups) as part of the display "wheel". The display can be jittery if it's reading harmonics from other strings. With my StroboFlip, I pick the tuned string with one finger, while using my thumb and other fingers to damp the other strings so they can't go into sympathetic ringing. This helps with any tuner, but it's especially important for the Peterson tuners in stabilizing the display while you're tuning. My Significant Other is a fiddler, and she could just never get the hang of using my StroboFlip, or my original "blue brick" Peterson VS tuner. ![]() She got the Sonic Research ST-122 and is very happy with it. I'm more used to the Peterson display because I've been using them for years now. I can tune as fast on a Peterson as she can with the ST-122. It's just a question of which display paradigm works better for you. There are a few other differences worth mentioning. The Sonic Research tuner is a little faster to switch between 12TET and sweetened tunings. 4 TurboTuner, Model ST-122 True Strobe Tuner. It's sized better for fitting in instrument case compartments, and it's lighter in weight (although that may change with the new aluminum case model). guitar or similar, by adding a fingerboard to the sonometer. The Peterson protects the display and buttons better with its clam shell case design, so it's better for casually throwing into a gig bag. If you can afford the ST-122? Get it - you won't be sorry.With the ST-122 you have to be a little more careful, or use a carrying case or bag. I like the 'BF' off-set tuning preset and I also like the option of buffered or TBP - I utilize both. It's display is big and super bright (which I need). *Disclaimer: the Petersen is my favorite of the 3. The Pitchblack is dead simple, small and seems to really be able to take a beating. The Turbo and Petersen both have some really cool 'extra' features that are desirable for me and my needs but may be 'overkill' for you. The 'Turbo' is the most accurate, the Petersen is second and the Korg is third (it's not a strobe). This is the first true strobe tuner that is battery operated and fits in. The Turbo Tuner ST-122 represents a new generation of tuners in terms of speed, accuracy and flexibility. LED display gives you a clearer tuning view. Sonic Research introduces the Turbo Tuner ST-122, a portable true strobe tuner with an impressive array of high-end features that place the tuner in a class by itself. I have three of the 'higher-end' tuners, a Turbo ST-200 (pedal tuner), a Petersen 'strobo stomp' and a Korg 'pitch black' (really cheap - $89.00). Chromatic tuning mode allows a wide range of tuning options. If you don't do your own intonation you 'may' not really need one(?) - that's your call. I wouldn't check or set intonation with it but I'd have no problem using it on stage.Įssentially strobes are just more accurate and that's why we like 'em. ![]() *Though I will add that the 'standard' Boss TU-2 is IMO a really good tuner. Any background noise or harmonics from the musical instrument add to the problem, and this is why the needle tends to be unstable. ![]() The tuner averages a number of cycles of the note and uses this average to drive the display. The problem is that the waveform generated by a musical instrument is complex and constantly changing. Even the slightest difference between the two will show up as a rotating motion in the strobe tuner.Ī 'needle' tuner uses a microprocessor to measure the average period of the waveform, then uses this to drive a needle, a simulated needle (LCD) or LEDs. and at a reasonable price.Ī strobe tuner shows the difference between a reference frequency and the musical note. And, unlike the grail, they're out there. First off 'strobe tuners' are chromatic tuners so you don't need to worry about that. ![]()
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