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  • Looking for a PC tuner

    I do my setups with my guitar connected to my PC through a Focusrite 2i4. Guitar is tuned to C, but the tuner in Bias FX is a f**ing joke. I've tried a bunch of different 3rd part apps (Pitch Perfect, TB Strobe tuner) and none of them seem able to handle low tunings or input devices other than an actual microphone.

    Anyone tried a program they can recommend?
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    1973 Aria 551
    1984 Larrivee RS-4 w/ EMG SA/SA/89
    1989 Charvel 750 XL w/ DMZ Tone Zone & Air Norton
    1990's noname crap-o-caster plywood P/J Bass
    1991 Heartfield Elan III w/ DMZ mystery pups
    1995 Aria Pro II TA-65
    2001 Gibson Les Paul Gothic w/ PG-1 & SH-8

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    Re: Looking for a PC tuner

    The tuner in Logic Pro is rock solid and VERY accurate. I don’t know if that’s available as a stand-alone for Mac, let alone PC, though.


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    • #3
      Re: Looking for a PC tuner

      I use the same: the tuner in Logic Pro X.
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      • #4
        Re: Looking for a PC tuner

        The one to get is AP Tuner, accurate within 1/10 cent. It is about to get a major update, too.
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        • #5
          Re: Looking for a PC tuner

          Originally posted by Mincer View Post
          The one to get is AP Tuner, accurate within 1/10 cent. It is about to get a major update, too.
          I'm having the same problem here: I can select my sound card as input device, but the software doesn't recognize any input signal. I wonder if its the focusrite drivers messing with things again? Only I have no problems getting Reaper to play nicely with the sound card?
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          1973 Aria 551
          1984 Larrivee RS-4 w/ EMG SA/SA/89
          1989 Charvel 750 XL w/ DMZ Tone Zone & Air Norton
          1990's noname crap-o-caster plywood P/J Bass
          1991 Heartfield Elan III w/ DMZ mystery pups
          1995 Aria Pro II TA-65
          2001 Gibson Les Paul Gothic w/ PG-1 & SH-8

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          • #6
            Re: Looking for a PC tuner

            I am using a Focusrite Saffire DSP24 interface, and it seems to be working. I also use it on an old XP-based Netbook with the generic Windows drivers. I also use the iOS version of the app, but it is $5 or so.
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            • #7
              Re: Looking for a PC tuner

              Do you have Reaper open at the same time? Alot of interfaces will only allow one program to take control.

              Also Bias FX tuner isn't the best but works fine for me for my purposes, if you're having trouble at lower tunings use your 12th fret harmonic.
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              • #8
                Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                Originally posted by VinceT View Post
                The tuner in Logic Pro is rock solid and VERY accurate. I don’t know if that’s available as a stand-alone for Mac, let alone PC, though.


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                Originally posted by TwilightOdyssey View Post
                I use the same: the tuner in Logic Pro X.
                He said PC, Logic is Mac only.

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                • #9
                  Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                  Originally posted by Kamanda~SD View Post
                  Do you have Reaper open at the same time? Alot of interfaces will only allow one program to take control.

                  Also Bias FX tuner isn't the best but works fine for me for my purposes, if you're having trouble at lower tunings use your 12th fret harmonic.
                  No, not running Reaper at the same time. For guitar setups, I just run Bias in standalone mode.
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                  1973 Aria 551
                  1984 Larrivee RS-4 w/ EMG SA/SA/89
                  1989 Charvel 750 XL w/ DMZ Tone Zone & Air Norton
                  1990's noname crap-o-caster plywood P/J Bass
                  1991 Heartfield Elan III w/ DMZ mystery pups
                  1995 Aria Pro II TA-65
                  2001 Gibson Les Paul Gothic w/ PG-1 & SH-8

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                  • #10
                    Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                    I've been using the same blue $10 Ibanez clip-on tuner for tracking for 5 years at least. It needs a new battery annually. It has a solid software and is OS independent.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                      Originally posted by NecroPolo View Post
                      I've been using the same blue $10 Ibanez clip-on tuner for tracking for 5 years at least. It needs a new battery annually. It has a solid software and is OS independent.
                      A lot of people will say the clip ons aren't accurate enough to do intonation, but they work at least as good as my ears. I've lost count of how many of them I have, but I'd definitely say the Petersen Strobe model will handle intonation.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                        I already own a clip on, and on my main rif I have a Korg PB poly. So I'm not really looking for anything like that, I'm talking specifically software.
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                        1973 Aria 551
                        1984 Larrivee RS-4 w/ EMG SA/SA/89
                        1989 Charvel 750 XL w/ DMZ Tone Zone & Air Norton
                        1990's noname crap-o-caster plywood P/J Bass
                        1991 Heartfield Elan III w/ DMZ mystery pups
                        1995 Aria Pro II TA-65
                        2001 Gibson Les Paul Gothic w/ PG-1 & SH-8

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                        • #13
                          Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                          Just out of curiosity, is there a reason not to just use the clip on?
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                          • #14
                            Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                            Accuracy. The clip-on is pretty close but since I'm hooked up to the computer anyway (for now, at least) I figured I might as well use that, and my guess is it would be more dead-on. I'm also playing in C on a 24.75 scale guitar, so getting the intonation right is already a bit of a PITA.
                            Last edited by Coma; 11-25-2019, 07:16 AM.
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                            1973 Aria 551
                            1984 Larrivee RS-4 w/ EMG SA/SA/89
                            1989 Charvel 750 XL w/ DMZ Tone Zone & Air Norton
                            1990's noname crap-o-caster plywood P/J Bass
                            1991 Heartfield Elan III w/ DMZ mystery pups
                            1995 Aria Pro II TA-65
                            2001 Gibson Les Paul Gothic w/ PG-1 & SH-8

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                            • #15
                              Re: Looking for a PC tuner

                              Good luck in the search. I've been hooked on the clip-ons for awhile, just super convenient always having them independent of anything else.

                              Considering how getting that low C to intonate perfectly on that scale isn't going to happen, I wouldn't want to spend a bunch of money trying to do it. What gauge strings are you using?
                              “I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt

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