is there any software to tune guitar using a mic? most of the online tuning software is listen to the sound urself and tune de.. but i really cannot differentiate the notes much... how?

anything electronics wise i usually send to the boss of smx to do for me.
cos he does it real good, but he doesnt really do for others since no time.

i'm sure someone here knows who else can do it, tho how well no idea until you see for youself.
i've seen tham do abit, and its alittle messy...thats why i guess he rather concentrate on what he does best ie. proper setup, maintenance etc

so when are you guys meeting up again?

We'll announce after CNY......

For the moment..... I'm looking at Mid or Late March......

Newbie2.... I'm not trying to insult you... so please don't take this the wrong way.... but perhaps you could be slightly "tone deaf"? We were having this discussion in Audio Design class today about people being tone deaf and totally not knowing all their lives. When you tune your guitar..... can you differentiate between a higher or lower pitch? Don't be embarrassed if you are..... really.

And for SMX.... I might send it there if the Luthier from Singapore is back again. Really happy with the service....I will call after them after CNY....

even new born babies can differentiate 2 notes a semi-tone apart.

My friend conducts electric guitar exam lessons. Is there anything I can help you to ask? Hehe.

P/S: By the way, he's from Alor Star. Which part of Kedah are you from?

This post has been edited by Silver Isle: Feb 13 2007, 11:47 PM

That'd be great. I'm just an amateur so i'd like to learn from the pros

I always think that I'm tone deaf. Haha.

i'm really new to music... sry.

actually i am able to differentiate abit la. but it sound almost the same to me. quite hard to tune correctly.. >< sry!!

i am tone deaf

really? how did they find that out? i mean NEW born babies?

Its ok newbie2. Its quite normal that for a new person to guitar playing not to be able to differentiate notes.

Technically, IMHO its NOT that you are not able to differentiate note pitches, but its more a matter of you getting familiar with the pitch. Even some people who have been playing guitar for some time finding it difficult to differentiate pitch of a note when there's a difference in "timbre". What I mean by "timbre" is, eg a guitar has its own "timbre". A piano has its own "timbre". A synthesizer has its own timbre, etc.

If one would pick, say, an A key from a guitar, A from a piano and A from a synthesizer, eventhough all three produces an A key of the same pitch, but because of the difference in "timbre", the A's sound different.

Thus, some people who are still not familiar with the timbre and pitch of their instrument, for example you with your guitar, one might find it difficult to recognize the A key on the 5th fret of the 6th string and A key on the open 5th string. (The 6th string and 5th string have different "timbre", that is why they sound different eventhough you are hitting the same key on both strings). Hence, you find it difficult to tune your guitar with your hearing. You are not sure if your A is slightly flat or sharp.

But with time, as your ear/hearing gets familiarized and trained to hear the differences and similarities of notes, you'll find yourself easily able to tune your guitar by hearing.

In the mean time, why dont you get yourself an electronic tuner. I got myself a Korg TM40 Metronome & tuner (chromatic) from CK Music for RM120/-. It has an internal mic that can "listen" to your guitar for tuning purposes.

On software, I do not know of any tuning software that is able to "listen" to your guitar. Sorry cant help you there. Maybe others will be able to assist.

edit: typo

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Feb 14 2007, 02:15 AM

i find out many of my frens seems to be not good at tuning. i mean whenever i pick up their guitar and play, its all out of tune, and yet they can play it everyday. i tune the guitar with a song, like u know how the song goes, then u tune them. eg. nirvana - come as you are

so if u wan a lower tuning, then just listen for lower sound, and higher tuning higher sound

I'm tonedeaf.

I've read somewhere that apparently when you're still an infant, you actually have perfect pitch hearing. But as time goes, you lose the ability to differenciate the pitch as we never get old fast enough to use the skills.

same here, also another tone deaf...i cannot differentiate which note belongs to which key...even when my friend is showing me the major scales, i don't even know what key are they playing just by hearing it...

tuning wise, just rely on my tuner...

This post has been edited by asura_86: Feb 14 2007, 09:27 AM

I have a floyd rose bridge guitar SX-SEG-Custom, i want to change all its strings, i heard this bridge is a nightmare to tune when changing strings? any tips?

Yes! It's a freakin' Nightmare if you don't know what you're doing!

Will look around for instructional videos on FR for you and see what I can find........

btw blacktrix, how much did that signature guitar cost ?

Which one? The RR3 or my Epi Zakk Wylde LP???

both? haha.
How do you guys excute nice sounding pinch harmonics?
i'm trying to play laid to rest >.<

pinch harmonics? haha. that one i';ll leave it to blacktrix to explain.