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A tuner program for Android devices that features several different key signatures 

A tuner program for Android devices that features several different key signatures 

Vote: (2 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Soundlim

Version: 2.1.0

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(2 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Soundlim

2.1.0

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Accurate chromatic tuner
  • Supports multiple instruments

Cons

  • None

Pano Tuner is among the most popular chromatic tuner apps available for mobile devices.

Basic tuners for musical instruments may only support a particular pitch or set of pitches. A chromatic tuner is called such because it supports all pitches of which there a dozen. Chromatic tuner devices can be quite expensive, and so chromatic tuner apps have become quite popular. They are highly accurate and easy to use. You always have your phone on you, and the apps are relatively inexpensive.

Pano Tuner — Chromatic Tuner is developed by Kaleloft and is the most popular chromatic tuner app for Android in terms of sheer downloads. A big part of that is that the app is free, which we’ll discuss more in the conclusion, but it’s not just that. Pano Tuner is just an impressively accurate and well-optimized, and for many musicians, it will be the only chromatic tuner you’ll ever need again.

Pano Tuner is well-reviewed among experts as well as everyday users. The experts are particularly impressed with just how responsive the app is just not with touch-based input but sound-based input. The developer has put a lot of work into making the app sensitive enough even for low frequencies, and it can be user-calibrated as well to account for how microphones can vary from one phone to the next.

The pitch sensor is also wide-ranging, and this can be calibrated to account for microphone differences as well. Better yet, this allows the app to not just be limited to six-string guitars. It can be used for practically any instrument, including piccolos, trumpets, upright basses and violins.

It is also impressive just how customizable Pano Tuner is. We’ve already mentioned how you can adjust the sensitivity for your microphone. You can also do that for your particular instrument. If you are playing with others, you can manipulate the concert-A frequency so that your instrument is in harmony. The app also supports using non-standard tunings, and this allows you to create your own harmonies. You can also make custom temperaments in order to manipulate your chords and much more.

Pano Tuner — Chromatic Tuner is ad-supported freeware. The only feature missing from this basic version is the ability to create custom tunings, temperaments and so forth. A one-time fee gives you access to this feature and removes ads forever, and we think it is well worth it. We are also very impressed that even the free version gets support for all instruments. After all, selling you additional instruments is how many of the leading chromatic tuner apps try to make their money.

Pros

  • Accurate chromatic tuner
  • Supports multiple instruments

Cons

  • None