guitar tuners that can display cents


gbowerman
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05/16/2014 10:42 pm
On James Taylor's site, he has a tutorial on tuning. The method he uses requires a tuner that displays cents. I have a tuner that works (Korg Pitchhawk G), and maybe Ander's tuning tutorial will help me settle down about perfection, but Taylor's guitars sound great and there's no place to hide a bad note in most of his work.

Anyhow, what tuners can display cents and what do I look for in the written descriptions that would tell me they can display cents?
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05/17/2014 3:12 am
This might do the trick; https://www.turbo-tuner.com/pages/manual.htm . Lists for $170.

In theory, humans can (only) distinguish 5 cent differences but I don't think my ear comes anywhere close to that degree of perception...
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05/19/2014 11:06 pm
If you have an Iphone you can get the "Guitar Toolkit" app - it has a great tuner that shows cents. ;)
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12/13/2017 5:42 pm
Originally Posted by: john of MT[br][br]In theory, humans can (only) distinguish 5 cent differences but I don't think my ear comes anywhere close to that degree of perception...

I am not certain the idea that you are trying to convey. There are very few people who have absolute pitch. I have read that most people can match pitches to 3%, and a seasoned musician may match a pitch to within 1%. The following link contains 3 pitch comparisons with 1 cent, 6 cent, and 10 cent intervals. ( I couldn't destinguish the difference at 10 cents)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(music)

Now with all that said, I can hear the subtle difference in tuning down 3,6,4,8,10,12 from high to low string IMHO does sound slightly better balanced harmonically. You will initially hear the difference and may even sound a little off at first, but you may just find that you like it.

On tuners, Peterson strobe has been the gold standard for like, forever. If you are going to spend some money on a tuner, that might be your best bet.


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12/14/2017 1:02 pm

The Boss TU-3 and TU-2 display cents and are also great tuners that are very reliable.


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12/24/2017 1:17 pm

I found these two[br]https://musicsquare.co.uk/162800_Joyo-JMT9006U-.html[br]https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PT10C


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