Intonation Clear tune chromatic tuner

[Out in the sticks]

Hi I've download cleartune app have set transposition for Bb for tenor sax calibrated it for 440 Hz what do you set waveform for, I can't seem to get in tune using this. Am I setting it correctly. Thanks. Should I set calibration for concert pitch C and play D so should transposition be Bb

 

[Pyrografix]

My settings for this are:
Temperament - equal temperament
Needle damping - on
Pitch Pipe Wave form - sine

I use it frequently and don't have any probs with it at all.

 

[Out in the sticks]

My settings for this are:
Temperament - equal temperament
Needle damping - on
Pitch Pipe Wave form - sine

I use it frequently and don't have any probs with it at all.

Thanks but in the settings do I set it forn concert c and set transposition to Bb thanks.

 

[kevgermany]

IF it work like real tuners, then setting transposition to Bb means that a written C for tenor, fingered C will show as C on the tuner, even though it's a concert Bb.

440Hz for A concert is correct.

 

[Tenor Viol]

Wot Kev says.

I have the same app, as well as a Korg tuner. If you set it to transpose to Bb then play C and it will show a C. If you set it to concert pitch (i.e. C) and you finger a C, it will show Bb.

 

[aldevis]

If you set it to concert pitch (i.e. C) and you finger a C, it will show Bb.

A more educative option.

 

[Pyrografix]

In the transposition option, set it to Bb, then the note you play will be the note you see on the dial!

 

[Pete Thomas]

Bb then play C and it will show a C. If you set it to concert pitch (i.e. C) and you finger a C, it will show Bb.

A more educative option.

I am inclined to agree with Aldevis. I would take the opportunity to start to learn the concert pitch equivalents of the saxophone notes, being able to transpose is a great asset. Either from concert pitch to read piano or vocal music, or transpose to concert pitch which helps communicating with other band members.

 

[Tenor Viol]

Yesterday, I sat G6 theory exam and had to transpose to concert pitch parts for clarinets in A and horns in F...

 

[pianomanricky]

hi ive just got a yamaha 840 alto and i use the clear tune to tune it ,ive got a good ears as well as i am a pro muso [piano ] but to get this sa in tune i have to pull the mouthpeice a bit further out than my other saxophones is this a problem , it makes the mouthpeice slightly looser ?

 

[Jeanette]

You could use a bit of PTFE tape on the cork to stop it being too loose 🙂

Jx

 

[pianomanricky]

thanks jeanette will try that x

 

[aldevis]

There is no fixed rule for the position on the cork. Also your embouchure takes a while to adapt and not all mouthpieces have the same shank.
just an advice: bin the tuner for a couple of days and play in tune with your keyboard.

 

[jbtsax]

Yesterday, I sat G6 theory exam and had to transpose to concert pitch parts for clarinets in A and horns in F...

Transpose to or from concert pitch to those keys? Transposing from concert pitch is used more often when writing out parts from a score.

 

[kevgermany]

Corks compress and will go back to original size with a little heat. Steam from a little works well, but if you overdo it the cork may come unstuck. Ptfe tape suggested by Jeanette is great short term. But if steam doesn't help you'll need to get a new cork put on.

 

[pianomanricky]

Hi thanks for the answers will try the steam treatment but the sax is almost brand new

 

[Colin the Bear]

Brand new things sometimes don't fit. Shoes , pants, neck cork.😉

 

[aldevis]

Hi thanks for the answers will try the steam treatment but the sax is almost brand new

How compressed is the cork and how far you push the mouthpiece? (which mouthpiece you play?)

 

[aldevis]

Brand new things sometimes don't fit. Shoes , pants, neck cork.😉

Wives

 

[Colin the Bear]

Wives

You bragging again?😉