Strobe™ (Android)

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$9.99

All new Strobe™ by Peterson provides the ultimate in tuning precision for Android devices.

As one of our first users, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to four Guitar and Bass Sweeteners and our Historic Temperaments for free, for life! These features will soon become in-app purchases for new users, but by joining us now, you’ll keep them at no cost, permanently.

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DEPENDABLE TUNING RESULTS

All Peterson products adhere to an accuracy standard of +/-0.1 cent, or 1/1000th of a semitone!

Tuning with Strobe™ not only allows your instrument to sound its best, but helps ensure that it stays that way while playing.

Accurate tuning results you can depend on while on-the-go with your mobile device.

UNMATCHED ACCURACY

Strobe™ offers the unmatched accuracy of a mechanical strobe tuner for the highest degree of precision available in a mobile tuning app.

Use the built-in mic, an external interface, or headphone jack to quickly and easily tune with 1/10th cent accuracy.

Peterson Tuners has offered tuning solutions for over 65 years and is the only company specializing in hardware and software tuning products for all levels of musicians.

RECORDING REFERENCE

Perfect tuning on the road or in the studio!

Use Strobe™ to check your instruments' tuning before you hit record and make sure to capture the perfect take.

When used as a reference for every instrument, you can drastically reduce the amount of dissonance that can occur during over-dubbing.

Sweetened Tunings

Sweetened Tunings take advantage of the extreme accuracy of the strobe tuning method and are calculated to adjust for the physical properties of each instrument allowing for chords to sound more in tune over the entire instrument.

As one of our first users, you'll enjoy exclusive access to four Guitar and Bass Sweeteners and our Historic Temperaments for free, for life! These features will soon become in-app purchases for new users, but by joining us now, you'll keep them at no cost, permanently.

"Sweetening" a tuning is the art of using consonance and dissonance to affect the sound of an instrument, and therefore aid the creation of tension and release in music.

Because most tuners can't 'see' better than +/- 1 cent, they can only offer one temperament of tuning, equal temperament. The high-definition tuning resolution strobe tuners provide allow for a totally different tuning experience. Many of our tuners are loaded with presets that see a particular tuning as a group of notes (not just individual pitches). A Peterson tuner can optimize the notes within these groups to be much more consonant with one another and pleasing to the ear; in a word - sweetened.

Over the years, we have developed Sweetened Tuning presets for a variety of instruments. These tuning presets are exclusive to Peterson products as only Peterson strobe tuners can provide the accuracy required to 'dial' them in on your instrument.

Available Sweetened Tunings ( 15 )

Guitar & Bass

GTR

Designed for use with guitars tuned to standard EADGBE.

ACU

Designed for use with acoustic guitars tuned to standard EADGBE.

12S

Peterson Sweetened tuning for 12 string guitars with regard to the string courses.

bAS

Designed for use with basses tuned to standard EADG and BEADG.

Historic Temperaments

JMI

Just Major Intonation

JME

Just Minor Intonation

PYT

Pythagorean Intonation with A base

4MT

1/4 Comma Meantone

6MT

1/6th Comma Meantone - A-based

KRN

Kirnberger III Temperament

WK3

Werckmeister III

YNG

Young Temperament with A base

KLN

Kellner

VAL

Vallotti Temperament with an A base.

RAM

Rameau Temperament

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View printable version of all available Strobe™ (Android) factory Tuning & Sweetener Presets.

Specifications

Note Selection: Automatic Or Manual

Peterson Connect Compatible: No

Stretch Tuning Tables: No

Note Range: Eb0 (MIDI note 15) to Eb8 (MIDI note 111)

Accuracy: 0.1 Cents

Metronome: No

Tone Generator: No

Concert A Range: 340Hz - 540Hz

Transposition Range: +/- 12 semitones in 1 semitone steps

Frequency Response Range: 20Hz - 5000Hz

Sweetened Tunings: 4

User Presets: No

Historic Temperaments: 11

Assisted Low Note Detection: Yes

Tap Tuning Capability: No

Alternate Skins: User Configurable

Adjustable Root Control: Yes

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By Denis Trudeau on Saturday, December 7, 2024

Edited on Saturday, December 7, 2024

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As a guitar tech/ luthier i always work with Peterson tuners, simply because they are the absolute best.

The Strobe application is in the same league, with absolute precision and it's always ready in my pocket.

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Frequently Asked Questions

My app doesn't match my hardware. Do I have to calibrate it?

In most cases, you can use the app without calibration but to guarantee the 1/10th cent reading, we've added a calibration feature in the app. This is a one time process per installation. This process will not need to be repeated unless the app is deleted and reinstalled.

To calibrate Strobe™ (Android) and your device:

Open Strobe™ (Android) and tap the bottom right-hand corner

Tap "Clear Sweetener/Temperament" and tap "OK"

Tap "Tuner Settings", then "Advanced Settings", then "Calibrate Tuner"

On your PC or Mac, use a 440Hz test tone to calibrate your app. We recommend using the tone generator on our website. Hover over the TOOLS topbar menu item, select Frequency Calculator, then select 440Hz in the bottom slider, and press PLAY TONE.

The test tone will now start to sound A440 Hz from your computer's speakers

With the tone A4 playing at a moderate volume, on the app press "Calibrate NOW" and when its done, press OK

Go back to the tuning screen by tapping the arrow at the top left of the display.

The app is now calibrated to the phone, this is a one-time operation and does not have to be repeated.

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How do I read a strobe display?

Basically, the strobe image appears to travel to the left if your instrument is flat of the desired pitch and to the right if it is sharp. On earlier models such as the StroboStomp 1, StroboStomp 2, VS-1, VS-II and V-SAM, the strobe image travels upward if your instrument is sharp and downward if your instrument is flat of the desired pitch.

Adjust your instrument until the pattern is as close to still as possible. Strobe displays are 'real-time' and extremely precise. They require very fine tuning adjustments to stop the display because the frequency/pitch of any instrument is never totally stable.

You'll quickly learn to read the display, make the most precise adjustments and appreciate the high resolution that only a Peterson provides.

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Can I create and store my own presets?

No. The Strobe™ (Android) presets are configured at the factory.

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Is the accuracy the same for all Peterson tuners?

Yes, the accuracy is within 0.1 cents (1/1000 of one semitone) as with all Peterson Strobe Tuners. An important thing to note is that Peterson Strobe Tuners have ultra high definition displays, so not only are they highly accurate in detecting a note but they have the ability to display that accuracy. Other products claim accuracy but do not have the high definition screen to display the level of accuracy in which they claim. If you cannot see the accuracy, it is of little value. Only Peterson provides High Definition Strobe Tuning.

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Are the in-app options also available for Android?

At this time, Harmonic Tuning, Spectrographs, Oscilloscope, Extended Frequency, and some Sweeteners are only available for the iOS release of iStroboSoft.

These features will soon be available on Strobe™ (Android).

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DEPENDABLE TUNING RESULTS

UNMATCHED ACCURACY

RECORDING REFERENCE

Sweetened Tunings

Guitar & Bass

Historic Temperaments

Compare to Sweetened Tunings offered in other products.

View printable version of all available Strobe™ (Android) factory Tuning & Sweetener Presets.

My app doesn't match my hardware. Do I have to calibrate it?

How do I read a strobe display?

Can I create and store my own presets?

Is the accuracy the same for all Peterson tuners?

Are the in-app options also available for Android?

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