[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread R. Mattes
On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:22:13 -0400, Garry Warber wrote Thank you all... I only discovered electronic-tuner handiness from my grandson when he used his app on his I-phone last month. I personally do not have a cell phone, by choice. But you can use the 'cell phone' just as an excellent

[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread Sean Smith
Ooops! But you will need a microphone. Meritline sells one for $2 that is essentially a little button that plugs into the earphones slot. http://www.meritline.com/apple-mini-microphone-mic-recorder---p-37453.aspx You don't need the phone. The Cleartune tuner is downloadable to any iPad

[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread Martin Shepherd
Yes, you could think of your lute as being in F, or you could think of it as being in G at a'=392. Since I have a Korg which allows me to set a'=392, I tend to go for the latter these days. It also allows me to not to have to think too much about whether all the notes are in the correct

[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread Stephan Olbertz
Am 05.08.2011, 16:25 Uhr, schrieb Martin Shepherd mar...@luteshop.co.uk: snip... By the way, the Korg doesn't do 1/6 comma, but Vallotti is the same for the open strings in nominal G tuning. Well, that depends on what comma you think of. If your 1/6 comma is pythagorean it's indeed the

[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread Roland Hogman
Hello, You can download Tunelab software, trial version for free from www.tunelab-world.com it will work long enough to tune a lute (or wait a few minutes before you can relaunch). Works on a laptop with Windows or on a pocket pc. You can choose temperament and any pitch. All the best Roland

[LUTE] Re: tuner re's

2011-08-05 Thread Roman Turovsky
6:32 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: tuner re's Hello, You can download Tunelab software, trial version for free from www.tunelab-world.com it will work long enough to tune a lute (or wait a few minutes before you can relaunch). Works on a laptop with Windows or on a pocket pc. You can choose temperament