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How Low Can a Tuner Go?
StroboPro now reaches 13.75 Hz StroboPro can now track pitches down to 13.75 Hz. I don’t know why you would want to go that low, but I saw another paid iLOK/DRM tuner claiming 14Hz so I decided… why not? Why low frequencies are difficult to tune The go-to for many apps is to use an…
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StroboPro: 0.01 Cent Precision
A closer look at 0.01-cent precision StroboPro now includes Brag Mode (or “Precision Readout” in advanced settings), a test display that can show current pitch at a ridiculous 0.01-cent resolution. It’s purpose? To prove the claim of <0.1 cent resolution is true. It’s pretty ridiculous; in reality, acoustic instruments can’t be measured to 0.01 cents,…
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Inharmonicity in Stringed Instruments: A Complete Guide
Inharmonicity is a physical phenomenon in stringed instruments, most notably the piano, where the overtones of a vibrating string are naturally sharper than their theoretical mathematical values. While we often think of musical harmonics as perfect integer multiples of a fundamental frequency, real-world strings possess physical stiffness that pushes these “partials” slightly sharp, creating a…