About tuning in meantone: I've never been certain about what to call the "home" note on a G Lute. If tuning to a note other than A, does the lute need to be considered as a transposing instrument? I suppose it might not matter for solo playing (which is all I do), but what about ensemble playing?
Regards to all, Leonard Williams On 9/8/13 2:34 PM, "Sean Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > >I have the Strobe Tuner from Katsura Shareware on my Macs (OS 10.3 >onward). $15 >http://www.katsurashareware.com/strobe/strobe.html > >The Cleartune app for iOS (and Android) is cheaper and more portable. >Just remember to turn it off after you tune. > >Both can be transposed to the "Do" of your preferences. The Cleartune >app can also build your scale to any sampled tone, too. From what I've >seen locally, the Cleartune seems to be the tuner of preference these >days. > >Sean > > > > >On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:59 AM, Omer Katzir wrote: > >It's been a while since I wrote here, been about 6 months since I >played my lutes. >Now that I have time again and wife finished her degree, I can go back >and play. But I found out that my tuner is out of juice and to buy new >battery might take me some time (well, a week) > >So, I need online tuner, a good one, one that can tune my lute to 415 >(or at least can detect sounds) > >Please help me. > >Yours, > >Omer "Lumikor" Katzir > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
