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The Peterson 490-ST AutoStrobe Tuner includes stretch tuning capabilities for enhanced tuning of stringed or percussive instruments such as the piano, bass, guitar, marimba, steel pan, and others. Only Peterson strobe tuners respond at the speed of light to display relative tuning of any audio source to 0.1 of a cent (1/1000 of a semitone) accuracy. With the new AutoStrobe models such as the Model 490ST, students, technicians, and musicians at all levels can utilize automatic (handsfree) note selection for fast, accurate tuning of instruments. This feature also permits realtime display of intonation to improve performance and listening skills while playing.

Wide selection of preprogrammed stretch files

Tables with optimized tunings for all piano types and sizes takes the drudgery out of piano tuning. Up to 31 additional files may be programmed by the user.

Automatic note selection, automatic image clarity, and contrast control

The 490-ST has internal compensation for optimal viewing over a wide range of source pitch and volume.

Improved clarity for upper and lower register notes

+2/-1 display feature shifts the strobe patterns into more visible middle ranges. Bass note patterns can be displayed two octaves higher and treble note patterns can be displayed one octave lower in strobe display.

Easy transposition

Strobe patterns appear at the correct note for Bb, F, and Eb instruments.

External input and through output with mute

For inline, silent tuning during performances.
Peterson 490-ST AutoStrobe Tuner With Stretch Tuning

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  • Fast as light
  • Accurate to 1/1000 of a semitone
  • Automatic note selection
  • Tables with optimized tunings for all piano types
  • 31 programmable files
  • Strobe patterns appear at the correct note for Bb, F and Eb instruments
  • External input
  • Through output with mute

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  • The Gold Standard

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byMike

    fromFort Worth

    The most accurate and useful studio tuner on the planet. A must for recording. Makes other tuners look like toys. No sacrifice top shelf - worthy of the a-list musicians who's performance I need to capture at their best in my studio.

  • Don't know why you would buy it.

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    submitted15 years ago

    byCrazyy

    fromtucky

    This thing is ridiculous. I messed with one in our campus recording studio. But for as much as this thing cost you could buy a whole computer and specifically modify it to tune different instruments. Or you could buy a thousand pedal tuners and put them in every imaginable place.

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  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byBobby

    fromMaine

    Does it run on batteries too?

    Does it run on batteries too?

    Open Reply - Gear-Adviser
    No, it doesn't.