What tuner do you use in the studio

[shawshank72]

Just get one of those snark clip ons or a hand held tuner. I don't see why a pedal tuner would be necessary in the studio.

+1

 

[B-LOW]

Clip on tuners work fine. I sometimes have trouble picking up the b on my 5's but I just press the b string hire up on the fret board and tune to whatever note I'm pressing down on and it works with no problems

 

[And I]

VST = plugin. Your engineer will probably have a guitar / bass tuner plugin. If not, have him/her run a tuner out of one of the aux sends on the board. If anyone needs to tune, you turn up the send to that aux on their channel and voila there they are in the tuner. Otherwise those clip-on tuners are great, as they can be used with the volume off.

 

[wideload]

I don't bother tuning. We just run everything through auto tune on the mix down.

PLEASE tell me you're kidding! I'm frightened!

I've found that, when recording, the most important thing is everyone use the SAME tuner. Too many slight discrepancies that will grab your ear OVER AND OVER on a recording.

 

[stigbeve]

Just finished up my bass parts and I always just unplugged from the direct box to a Korg Pitchblack then plugged back in after tuning.

 

[Growlmonkee]

I have a Snark SN8, and Korg Pitchblack, Fender 4 strings. For me the Korg is quite a bit easier, and faster to tune with, I have to move the Snark around on the headstock, and I don't know if it's just mine, but when the Snark says I'm tuned, to my ears....I'm not, I'm only close. I now leave it home, and use it for practice, it's off a bit, from string to string. The Korg seems dead on to me. I used the Snark once live, then plugged into my guitar players Korg, at his request, all stings were out a bit, brought the Korg the next time, did the same thing, both Korgs were right on.

 

[BigBobbyBass]

Three pages and counting on "studio" tuning.. TB FTW!!

 

[alexander_gbass]

Let me hear it.. What tuner do you use in a studio?
I will be doing some long term studio recording and I will be plugging direct into the board.
I need to buy a tuner like yesterday, but am not sure about what to buy. I have never worked fully in a studio before, so I am kind of clueless about this.
I have a cheap pedal tuner and my live rig Korg. I am looking for something though to leave in the studio at all times and not move it. I am plugged into the board with cords that won't move either. I have a fully complete seperate set of everything for this.
Just looking for any ideas as to a tuner for my needs.

i use a korg bitchblack... love it.. its a mainstay for me

 

[MVE]

Any tuner works fine.

The trick is for everyone to use the same tuner. That way any tiny differences between tuners are avoided.

Personally, I love the Stobosoft for iPad.

 

[SirMjac28]

I think I would use whatever the Beatles and Stones tuned with when they were in the studio it seemed to work out ok.

 

[SteveCS]

In the studio - just make sure you use the same one as everyone else

 

[mark beem]

TC Electronic Polytune - True bypass

 

[jmac]

I think I would use whatever the Beatles and Stones tuned with when they were in the studio it seemed to work out ok.

Does that mean you want to use the same recording equipment that they used? The same microphones? SMH.

 

[SirMjac28]

Does that mean you want to use the same recording equipment that they used? The same microphones? SMH.

Abbey Road Studios still covets the equipment used in those recordings and so do the many famous artists that line up to record there so the answer is definitely yes and if you get an opportunity research the most sought after microphones and check their date of manufacture and their current asking prices.

 

[sotua]

Android DaTuner Pro. I find it more precise than the usual handheld/pedal/clip, but it's not at all practical for stage tuning. I also use it for intonation setting.

 

[mark beem]

Abbey Road Studios still covets the equipment used in those recordings and so do the many famous artists that line up to record there so the answer is definitely yes

Yup! They have mics still being used that date back to the 1930's.

 

[MrLenny1]

Snark tuner on my 5 strings.

 

[Jordybass]

I've been a Peterson fan for a while. I have a VS II I use for bench work and some gigs. I had a Strobostomp I liked and now I have the StroboPlusHD. All do a great job tuning my basses.

 

[Dave W]

Yep, I use a Peterson StroboFlip when I'm in the studio

 

[lowfreqgeek]

If you're getting paid for professional studio work, you better be in tune as accurately as possible. Personally, I use a Peterson in the studio.

You also better have your intonation down exact. Few things are more aggravating to whoever hired you than "the take was perfect, but your higher notes are sharp" (or flat, or...).