PhonTuner [Prof. singing & guitar tuner] v2.2.2-PPC

PhonTuner [Prof. singing & guitar tuner] v2.2.2-PPC
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Application Description
PhonTuner_Manuel
Phonature PhonTuner is an advanced guitar tuner for musicians and bandroom professionals that can also be used to tune violin, piano, drum & even singing with vibrato. It is the FIRST precision tuner to detect off-tuned notes in recordings and continuous performance. With PhonTuner, the Pocket PC is now more powerful than standalone tuners, while smaller & cheaper.

Named by many satisfied customers as their most used PDA software the PhonTuner gives you excellent value for money.

New for Version 2.0.5 : This free upgrade is based on completely rewritten signal processing algorithm that gives improved quick notes detection. Now even the slow SH3 based HP545 can follow fast melodies with more than 5 notes per second.

Version 2.2.1 major upgrade : Also free to registered customers, it includes pitchpipe tone generation, much improved layout, and A4 frequency auto-calibration for setting multiple instruments in tune. Features that are only found in a top-of-the-line professional tuner.

Based on the Mathematical Cochlea of Phonature theory, almost perfect pitch measurement over a 3 octave range can be clearly seen. Calibrated Sound Texture pattern in the middle reflects the timbre of sound and reveals fusing of multi-part voices.

PhonTuner indicates the playing note on the Mathematical Cochlea with a big dot and needle for you to see clearly whether it matches the target tone. Singing mode automatically shows singing or whistle in the chromatic scale from C2 to C8; users can define target tones for up to 6 strings in Custom mode.

As a guitar tuner, PhontTuner's clearest note frequency holding ability captures the frequency of a string more accurately than conventional guitar tuners. It also provides excellent tuning for steel guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar and various acoustic guitars.

# Version 2.2.2 enhancements : More visible and dynamic real time pointer.
# Works better with drum and percussion instrument.
# Clearer sound texture.

Features:

1. Show the tone of the loudest note in multipart music (more than one sound input) or noisy environment.
2. Tuning Modes with tuning marks for Cello, Viola, Violin, Guitar.
3. 2 Custom Tuning Mode for user to define up to 6 target notes from C2 to C8.
4. 1 Singing Tuning Mode for vocal tuning with a range of C2 to C8 and automatic range tracking.
5. 1 General Mode for general instrument tuning with range from C2 to C8 and automatic range tracking.
6. Real-time indicator showing accurately the pitch of music. Even off-tuned notes of live performance, recording and CD can be located.
7. Fast note tracking for singing & vibrato practice and to follow quick melodies. The Pocket PC can now show depth of vibrato clearly.
8. Frequency locking for musical instrument tuning to hold the frequency value of a tuning string when the sound is clearest.
9. Fading effect for easy identification of pitch and error variation.
10. Adjustable frequency scale to set reference note A4 from 435Hz to 445Hz. Tap on the slider bar directly or the triangular arrow on both ends to set the A4 frequency. Can also use external instrument to generate an A4 tone and tap on the return arrow to calibrate A4.
11. Calibrated Sound Texture pattern reflects the timbre of sound.
12. Tap on the Mathematical Cochlea to generate the pitch pipe tone. The information about the selecte tone (eg key, Hz and sound texture) will be displayed in sky blue color.
13. Background noise suppression.
14. PhonTuner is a Shareware that stops after 60-second on trial.


PhonTuner Special Hightlight
Standard musical instrument support Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello
Custom musical instrument support Up to 6 strings, range from C2 to C8
Singing range C2-C8 auto ranging
Real-time simulated analogue display Fading needle, error meter
Real-time numeric display Frequency (0.1Hz), note (e.g. G2#), and deviation (0.1cent)
Tuning support Stable digital read out
Sound processing Dynamic background noise rejection and loudest note detection; reliable vocal frequency tracking
Advanced tuning Reference note A can be set to 435Hz to 445Hz by:

1. Direct tap on the slider
2. Tap on the triangular arrow on both ends of slider to increment or decrement by 0.5Hz
3. Generate an A4 tone from an external instrument and tap on the return arrow to calibrate A4.

Signal monitor Calibrated Sound Texture display that is related to timbre of sound
Pitch Pipe Tone Tap on Mathematical Cochlea to generate the pitch pipe tone.
Accuracy

1. 1-5 cent (clear note, quiet condition)
2. 5-10 cents (typical condition with background noise)
3. Almost perfect when Pocket PC is put in contact with musical instrument.


PhonTuner for vocal training
Get the initial 'do' tone correct by adjusting your air pressure and muscle tension. Notice any unintention tone fluctuation. When you have get a stable 'do', practice the whole octave do-re-mi-fa-so-la-te-do' to see whether the fading needles all fall on the marks C-D-E-F-G-A-B. Improve the tone that is most seriously off-tuned in conjunction with its neighbouring tone. After mastering the basics, look out for subtle errors such as pitch drop near end of note indicated by the needle pointer rotating anti-clockwise.

Note: Application of calibrated Sound Texture

1. Achieve perfect pitch tuning for just intonation.
2. See fusing of consonant notes and chords.
3. See subtle time variation of musical notes such as that of church organ.

Update Description

More reliably catch short notes including drum and many percussion instrument

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