User manual SABINE STX1100

[. . . ] It is generally not advantageous to play loudly, except in very noisy rooms. Electronic instruments should be connected with a standard cord with a ¼-inch phone jack to the input labeled INSTRUMENT. The internal mic is automatically disconnected when an electronic instrument is connected so that the tuner will not pick up extraneous room noise. You may connect the tuner's AMPLIFIER jack to any amplifier's or P. A. [. . . ] Example: If you wish to tune a guitar so that it will be in tune with a certain piano, simply play any note on the piano, and wait a moment for the note to register on the tuner's display. Instantly the green IN-TUNE light will go on, indicating that the tuner now considers the piano to be in perfect tune. Now if you tune your instrument to the tuner, your instrument will be in tune with 6 the piano. To return the tuner to standard A = 440Hz, simply move the power switch to OFF and then back ON. The tuner always resets its internal scale to A = 440Hz when it is turned on. Manual Calibration Most other tuners on the market allow the user to manually calibrate to a very limited number of pitches. This feature will be especially useful for tuning instruments that use open tunings, such as banjos, dulcimers, Irish harps, pedal-steel and bottleneck guitars, etc. , or any time you may wish to tune to a "natural scale" rather than an "even-tempered scale. " Example: If you wish to calibrate the tuner from standard A = 440Hz to A = 438Hz, press the FUNCTION button and hold until the top row of LEDs (MANUAL/FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE and TRANSPOSE/SHARP) light in sequence. (Each LED represents 1 Hertz. ) Press the FUNCTION button when the LED corresponding to 438Hz lights. The tuner's scale is now shifted flat from A = 440Hz to A = 438Hz. Please note the manual calibration scale is referenced in Hertz and in ¢. NOTE: there are 100¢ between any two adjacent notes in the musical scale, and one Hertz is equal to one vibration per second. To return the tuner to standard A = 440Hz, simply turn the power switch to OFF and then back ON. Tone Generator The STX1100 will generate any reference tone over a two-octave range so that you may tune by ear. 7 Example: First, plug the tuner into an amplifier. If you wish to hear a "C" note, press the function button for three seconds until the MANUAL/ FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE and TRANSPOSE/SHARP LEDs light in sequence. Now the "A" LED on the bottom will light and an "A" will sound through the amplifier. Each time you press the FUNCTION button, the pitch will raise one-half tone. Press the FUNCTION button three times to generate a "C" note. You may stop the tone generator simply by turning the tuner OFF and back ON. You may play your electric instrument through the tuner while in TONE mode. You will hear your instrument and the reference pitch at the same time so that you can match the tones precisely. The volume control on your instrument will act as the volume control of the tone generator also. Transpose The can be transposed to any key. This is especially useful if you are using a fretted instrument with a capo or if your instrument is not tuned in the key of "C" such as a B-Flat trumpet or E-Flat Alto Sax. Example: If you wish to transpose the tuner for use with a B-Flat trumpet, press the function button for three seconds until the MANUAL/FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE and TRANSPOSE/SHARP LEDs begin to light in sequence. Next, press the function button again when the LED that corresponds to TRANSPOSE is lit. [. . . ] The "even-tempered scale" places equal tonal spacing between all notes in the scale so that the musician will not have to retune to change keys. A disadvantage, however, is that the third note of the scale sounds a little sharp (14 cents, to be exact). If you tune the B string so that it sounds correct in an open G chord, other chords using the B string will sound out of tune. The musician may choose to optimize the tuning for a particular key or to use the "even-tempered scale. " Much depends on the musician's style, but generally it is best to tune exactly as your Sabine tuner indicates. Wind Instruments, Voice & Instruments of The Violin Family Sabine tuners are excellent teaching aids for both beginning and advanced musicians. [. . . ]