The Steel Guitar Forum

If you folks havent checked it out yet...Peterson has an app for the iPhone called iStrobe. For about 28.00 (app and special cable from Peterson) your iPhone becomes a peterson strobe...let me know your thoughts!!!

My only concern with a phone app is that when you no longer have the phone, you no longer have the app. Better to get a real tuner and be done with it. If you decide you want to sell a real tuner later on, you can. You can't sell the app. Same reason I won't pay the ridiculous price for an iPhone version of the TomTom.

I bought the peterson software for my iphone - its awesome. I also bought the 12.99 adapter from Peterson (had it in 1 day) and couldnt be happier.

I actually spoke with a tech at Peterson and they have submitted the tuning sweeteners for the Istrobosoft Iphone software to Apple for their approval. Once approved, it will be a free update for the software that you have already purchased for 10.00

I have a cheat sheet that I keep in my pack a seat that has all of the cents settings for each strings tuning in case I have to use it on the fly.

I also use it for guitar, fiddle... its very handy and accurate!

There is another iPhone app called "ClearTune" that works great. It has user-configurable temper tunings. I use it some and it seems very precise. It works with the Peterson cable as well. I think I paid about $4 for cleartune. It is well worth it to me. It also works well with acoustic guitar without the cable (using iphone built-in mic), which is very handy for me.

I also own a real Peterson strobo stomp, and it is great. I use it as my main tuner, but for $4 the cleartune app makes a nice addition!

I was playing at Billy Bob's last week and the sound man said they downloaded the $12.00 Real Time Analyzer app and it was almost dead on with their $5000.00 RTA

Iphone is incrediable in many ways.

The iPhone Peterson strobe tuner ROCKS!. I've used it many, many times and it is the best tuner for under $20 on Earth. When you add the $12 cable adapter, it makes it even better. I have used it on stage with 0 problems and great results.

Also, it provides a great way to take the tuner out of your signal path and doesn't need AC or battery. A killer app.

Dick Wood wrote:I was playing at Billy Bob's last week and the sound man said they downloaded the $12.00 Real Time Analyzer app and it was almost dead on with their $5000.00 RTA

Dick,

Thanks so much..I am definately going to check out this app also!!!

Remember folks...you dont have to have phone service for apps to work!!!!

I use a free tuner app in my android phone that works fine as a back up. Its amazing.

I use a free tuner app in my android phone that works fine as a back up.
Its amazing. HA! © copyright

I restrung my D-8 the other night and used my iPod Touch to tune it up with the Peterson app, 'cuz I was lazy and my regular tuner was in another room. Darned if it didn't work really nicely.