[sdiy] Chromatic tuner recommendations

[Oren Leavitt]

On 3/9/2012 10:11 PM, Matthew Smith wrote:
>  > On 3/10/2012 12:11 PM, Mike Beauchamp wrote:
>  >> Hey all,
>  >> Can anyone recommend a decent Chromatic Tuner that would be accurate
>  >> enough to calibrate VCO's?
>
> Quoth Stewart Pye at 10/03/12 14:23...
>> If you have an ipod you could use the Peterson strobe tuner app.
>
> I was going to ask if you had a smartphone.
>
> When our piano was tuned, the veteran tuner/restorer turned up with a
> *gasp* Palm Pilot!
>
> So, if you do have a smartphone, software's probably all you need.
>
> But if you want a stand-alone tuner that is ONLY a tuner, Korg has
> pedigree - think they actually made the first ones. (Plus they make
> synths :-)
>
>

I found a Boss TU-12H in a thrift store for $2. It comes in handy for a 
quick tune check. Don't really use it much for VCO calibration - I 
usually just do it by ear. Sometimes I'll also use Terry Mikulic's 
flip-flop technique from the Electronotes ENS-76 VCO (opt 1).

- Oren