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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:14 am 
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I want to add a strobe tuner app to my cell phone, it runs Android. Want to use it for checking frequencies while tapping braces, tops, etc. Anyone use one? Which is the best?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:16 am 
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I think most people like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... uner&hl=en

I use it on ios.

Sorry, I didn’t catch the tapping tops thing first time around. Are you looking for an FFT?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:37 pm 
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I have not bought it yet, but I think I'm going to try the Peterson app. There's a promo on their website.

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For tap tones you will need an FFT. A strobe tuner won't help. The Peterson app StroboSoft is a pretty good strobe tuner for the Android.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:24 pm 
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Thanks for the suggestions, but have another question. What is an FFT, and can i get one for my phone? Seems i read somewhere that for tap tuning, to check resonance frequencies, a modern electric guitar tuner will not work. But a Strobe tuner will, and apparently the Peterson strobe app is pretty good. What do i need? Any recommendations?

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What most people use FFT for is to see the overtones and their strength when tapping a top (or any other part), while strobe tuners only focus on the fundamental for tuning up.

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Spyder wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, but have another question. What is an FFT?


FFT stands for Fast Fourier Transform and it's an algorithm used to generate an audio spectrum from a sound source that can then be visualized.

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I use this one. It's pretty good and it's free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... lyze&hl=en


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Are the mics on phones good enough for this sort of thing? Or perhaps you are buying a mic for the phone too?


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J De Rocher wrote:
Spyder wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, but have another question. What is an FFT?


FFT stands for Fast Fourier Transform and it's an algorithm used to generate an audio spectrum from a sound source that can then be visualized.

Do I need this??? It would no doubt impress clients!


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"Are the mics on phones good enough for this sort of thing? Or perhaps you are buying a mic for the phone too?"
Since we're only interested in freq. response I think the mics. are good enough.

"Do I need this??? It would no doubt impress clients!"
Real handy if one follows a similar procedure as to Gore, Gilet books. Usually I use Visual Analyser/ Shure SM58 mic./ and pc
for spectrum analysis but the one I referenced above gives very close results and is always close by and at the ready no matter
where I am.



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