Hi Phil,

thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, it's iOS-only (I'm on Android), and
doesn't seem to allow finer tuning than whole cents values.

alas! But thanks regardless.

A

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Phil Burfitt <phil.burf...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> AP Tuner ?
> http://www.aptuner.com
>
>
> Phil.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* N. Andrew Walsh <n.andrew.wa...@gmail.com>
> *To:* lilypond-user <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 23, 2016 6:38 PM
> *Subject:* OT: high-precision tuner app
>
> Hi List,
>
> I'm guessing somebody on the list might be able to help me with a somewhat
> off-topic issue.
>
> For whatever reason (or rather: see my previous posts to the list about my
> interest in just intonation) I'm trying to find a tuning app capable of
> tuning to very precisely-set reference pitches. That is, when dealing with
> music in just intonation, it's very common to describe a pitch with
> something like "C# -49.52c" where the latter part is a deviation in cents
> from a standard reference pitch (which can also be set as "A440" or some
> other tuning pitch [which is sometimes necessary when dealing with European
> orchestras inexorably tuning themselves higher and higher to seem more
> "flashy" or whatever]). I'm trying to find a (preferably free) Android app
> that can be set as precisely as possible, and then provide visual feedback
> to tune my instruments.
>
> I normally use a Peterson virtual strobe tuner, but the screen is failing,
> and it gets wobbly if the pitch isn't from an organ or similarly stable
> instrument. It oftentimes jumps from the tuning pitch to its fifth, and is
> hard to read.
>
> Is there an app out there that has the capability I'm looking for? I'm
> having a hard time searching, because a lot of apps don't specify what they
> mean when they say they can be fine-tuned, and they usually don't mean
> this. I'd *like* it if I could get at least one decimal place; two would be
> even better.
>
> I figure some of you work with tuners a lot, and might have some tips.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> A
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