Well, it came yesterday, and I've been exploring with this tuner a lot. I got it via Amazon, so return would not be problematic. I didn't expect it to make any difference. It has made a difference.
Just exactly what that difference is, I'm still assessing. Unlike the "Brand X" tuners I've used to date (Aroma 320, Aroma 300, and Snark), this tuner has a more precise and immediate response to tension adjustment. You can tell precisely when you cross from flat to sharp, or vice versa. There is no "green screen". It's sensitive, and it can be hard to get exactly on pitch (especially w/friction peg tuners), but it's easy to get very, very close. The brand Xer's have noticeably less precision. (For example, tune 3 strings from flat until you just get the green screen. Then tune the 4th from sharp until you just reach the green screen. My 'uke's out of tune if I do this. Not w/this stroboclip.)
No surprise, but does it matter? I don't know, yet. This doodad has "sweetened" settings, including one for the 'ukulele. When I tune using them, I quite like the results. Checking w/a brandX, I find that the A & E strings have been tuned a wee bit sharp - the A a bit more than the E. I've tried to detune, and then recreate this setup, but it's difficult to do with the brand X tuners. Surely, it can be done, but it's trial and error. This may be the dealmaker for me.
Problems? It's $70! It's barely too big to fit in my soprano case w/the 'ukulele.
I hope this info is of use to you. I'd appreciate comments from other stroboclip users.
jeff
Edit: This thing has more articulations than I realized. Folded just so, it fits in the pocket in my Gator soprano case, and that's a very compact case. Sweet.
Just exactly what that difference is, I'm still assessing. Unlike the "Brand X" tuners I've used to date (Aroma 320, Aroma 300, and Snark), this tuner has a more precise and immediate response to tension adjustment. You can tell precisely when you cross from flat to sharp, or vice versa. There is no "green screen". It's sensitive, and it can be hard to get exactly on pitch (especially w/friction peg tuners), but it's easy to get very, very close. The brand Xer's have noticeably less precision. (For example, tune 3 strings from flat until you just get the green screen. Then tune the 4th from sharp until you just reach the green screen. My 'uke's out of tune if I do this. Not w/this stroboclip.)
No surprise, but does it matter? I don't know, yet. This doodad has "sweetened" settings, including one for the 'ukulele. When I tune using them, I quite like the results. Checking w/a brandX, I find that the A & E strings have been tuned a wee bit sharp - the A a bit more than the E. I've tried to detune, and then recreate this setup, but it's difficult to do with the brand X tuners. Surely, it can be done, but it's trial and error. This may be the dealmaker for me.
Problems? It's $70! It's barely too big to fit in my soprano case w/the 'ukulele.
I hope this info is of use to you. I'd appreciate comments from other stroboclip users.
jeff
Edit: This thing has more articulations than I realized. Folded just so, it fits in the pocket in my Gator soprano case, and that's a very compact case. Sweet.
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