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3 in 1 Tuner, Metronome and Tone

Generator

Code: DWA9005 
Description:
3 in 1 Tuner, Metronome and Tone Generator

A metronome is an essential tool for all musicians, and tuners have become equally important. They are combined here in a compact and powerful device with a tone generator - ideal for giving tuning notes for instrumentalists and starting pitches for choirs. The DWA9005 also transposes, making it ideal for use in bands. It will even work in noisy surroundings - simply clip on the microphone to the bell of the instrument and connect it to the tuner! The tuner works to an accuracy of 100th of semitone and covers a range from A=410 to A=450 making it invaluable for performance of baroque music (where the pitch is often much lower than modern pitch) and for performance with European orchestras and bands, which often play at A442 or A444.

The DWA9005 includes an automatic shutdown in TUNING mode, which will preserve battery life by closing down if no button is pressed and no signal detected for two minutes. The DWA9005 can also be back-lit, which is useful if playing on a darkened stage or an orchestral pit, or anywhere with poor lighting conditions.
The metronome, as well as giving an accurate beat from 30 to 250 beats per minute, will also play up to nine beats per bar, which really helps when learning a piece with a difficult time-signature. It will also play different rhythms which can be of great assistance to beginners and more advanced players alike!

The DWA9005 can transpose automatically, making it suitable for any player of Bb and Eb instruments. It also transposes from F for instruments such as the horn, cor anglais and basset horn.

Practising with the DWA9005 in TUNING mode

Practising with a metronome has long been encouraged by teachers as an essential way of establishing a good sense of rhythm, and now students can benefit by practising with a tuning machine. By carefully listening to their own sound and observing the dial of the tuning machine students are able to build up an excellent sense of the accuracy of their pitch. Slow scales are the best way to do this, although it is a good idea to check your tuning in pieces as well. Always ensure that the pitch remains exactly the same in crescendos and diminuendos, and in ff and pp, and that your tuning remains accurate, even in different keys.

Always take your tuning machine to rehearsals and band practices, as it will help you tune up with accuracy and give you confidence in your performance. Always warm up before you tune - a cold instrument will be flat. Remember that the pitch, especially of wind instruments, can vary drastically in different weather and temperature conditions. A cold church and a hot theatre stage will require completely different tuning positions. In the same way as a metronome is never a replacement for a human sense of time and rhythm, a tuning machine will never replace a good ear; but it does help to educate the ear and establish good habits in tuning. Remember that the most accurate and sensitive tuning devices in the world are your ears, but they do need help from time to time!