![]() When playing with fiddlers and pipers, that concept of "in tune" can get a little do you use the stroboclip to set intonation? I dont have that much problem using it to tune open strings, except the g string is sometimes hard for it to pick up. I have to hear the strings sounding in-tune by ear before I continue playing. Yep, I do that too (final ear check) because sometimes it's just faster to get that last string in tune by an ear comparison to one I know is on pitch from the StroboClip, rather than chasing the display. OTOH I almost prefer to get in the range and then fine tune from there using (what do they call them?) my ears, which I sometimes forget I have. I can see that this tuner is intended to be a vast step up from the cheapies and I will give it a chance esp with your advised techniques. The ones I have I've picked up on-line for $10-12 each, and I don't understand how people think they can get twice that. Currently Sam Ash is selling the SN-2 for $25, while Strings & Beyond () has 'em for $12. Later: one oddity is that I've almost never seen such a price range, as I've seen for Snark tuners advertised on-line. Whatever their problems (weak ball joint, easily detachable rubber clamp pads), they have given me max bang for the buck. Having said that, I own a half-dozen red Snarks scattered among cases and gig bags. Snarks can be "battery pigs" anyway, but you're pretty sure to run the battery flat in an hour if you leave the tuner switched to "mic," and forget to hit the power button. The mic "hears" ambient room noise, so the tuner never turns off. One problem is that leaving the tuner in mic mode pretty much defeats the "dead-man switch" feature, which is supposed to turn off the Snark if it goes two minutes (I think) without sensing a vibration. There's a switch on the side that lets you alternate between clamp-on mode and mic mode. The red one (SN-2) has a built in microphone, which means you can tune instruments to which you can't clamp the tuner. What is the difference between a Red Snark and a Black or Blue Snark besides color ? If you're still having problems, then it may just not be a display method you're comfortable with, or (long shot) you got a bum tuner and should get it fixed or replaced. which is why they actually mention it in the instructions! It will help with any clip-on tuner, but I think these two methods of damping adjacent strings and "thumbing" the note are an especially important technique with the StroboClip. That creates a dull-sounding note strong in fundamental pitch with fewer harmonics. Instead, lay the side of your hand across the strings you're not tuning (including the adjacent one in the course, if you can manage it), and brush the string with the side of your thumb, or a fingertip if you don't have long nails. So don't just whack the string with your pick, like you would when playing the mandolin. You want to boost the sound of the fundamental relative to those upper harmonics, and also eliminate sympathetic resonance from other strings, which the StroboClip will pick up more than some other tuners. The second big thing is understanding how to pluck the string. a somewhat slack window around the target pitch for ease of operation, it can look like a very fussy display method. But for people used to inexpensive tuners that have. Obviously if you're already familiar with the virtual strobe concept, this won't be the problem. Tuning before recording, or setting intonation might require a bit more tuning effort. In the heat of an Irish session where I just want a very quick touch-up, I'm not going to spend too much time chasing those bars, I'll just get it as close as I can within a few seconds of effort. The idea is to "lock up" the moving bars, but depending on the note you're tuning, you may not have to get it perfectly immobile to be good enough for playing at a jam. It's a more sensitive display method than showing an arbitrary zone around perfect pitch and calling that "in tune." You get to decide for yourself, how in-tune you want to be. First, some people get confused by the display and don't realize they're seeing upper harmonics as well as the fundamental. I have seen it cause some frustration with first-time users, usually caused by one of two things. But let me try to add some advice for those who do want to try the StroboClip: This thread will inevitably devolve into everyone listing their favorite tuner choice like every other tuner thread. No clip-on tuner is perfect, but the StroboClip is the best one I've found for my mandolin and other instruments, by a large margin.
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