Screenshot and Main features

TB Strobe Tuner 2009 Key features

NEW! Built-in and user-defined presets


 

Download demo version

The demo version provides full functionality with a limitation - the A4 tone calibration is fixed to 442 Hz, the cent offset is fixed to 0 and cents are disabled in Presets. You can download it for free and try it yourself if the software is compatible with your hardware and software configuration. If you like the strobe tuning (it takes a little time to get used into it), you can buy the full version with no limitations for a very low price.

Download tb_strobe_tuner_demo.zip, 11.7 MB.

Video demo

Requirements

The software works under Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. It is designed to run on most of the recent HW configurations. Anyway - try before buy...

How to measure?

How many cents my note is flat or sharp?
Let's play the tone, click on the 'Cents' scrollbar in Tuning Calibration panel and change the value (eg. with cursor keys or scroll button) to the value when the rotation of the strobe pattern stops. Then the value says how many cents you are out of the tune.

Installation

  1. In the first step, unzip the downloaded archive to any folder of your choice. The tuner does not start if it is directly in the root directory on the drive C ('c:\TB Strobe Tuner DEMO.exe' does not work but eg. 'c:\TB Strobe Tuner\TB Strobe Tuner DEMO.exe' works fine). The archive must be unzipped, if you run the .exe file directly from the .zip archive, the error message will be displayed!
  2. Set the correct recording input of your soundcard in Recording Control panel in Windows (or Audio mixer), for detailed instructions see bellow... The microphone or Line In are the most common.
  3. Run the TB Strone Tuner and if you are tuning a bass instrument, uncheck the '>70 Hz filter' switch.
  4. Let's tune.

Soundcard Recording input settings

  1. To open the mixer, double-click the speaker icon in your system tray. Or from the Start Menu under programs go to Accessories - Entertainment - Volume control. From the options menu, choose properties.
  2. Select Recording and make sure the items that you wish to use such as Microphone, Line In, etc., are checked. If the Recording option is disabled, try to change Mixer device at the top of the window.
  3. Select the input device you wish to use as the tuner input and adjust its volume.

Volume Control Select Recording Select input


 

Note: On some cheap onboard soundcards, there is a problem with inaccurate Sample rate. In the first step, try the default 44100 Hz, and then 48000 Hz. If the strobe tuning gives different outputs when changing the sample frequency, you have to decide which sample rate is the most accurate (eg. with external sound tone with known frequency).

Buy full version on ebay

In the first step, download the demo version, please. Run it and wait approx. 20 seconds, then the message with your SERIAL NUMBER pops up. In the ordering information, tell us this serial number so we will be able to activate the program for you. Currently, we sell the program on ebay.com for $4.90, please search 'TB Strobe Tuner'. Or contact us and we will help you to navigate...

By buying this item, you will get 3 unlimited licenses of TB Strobe Tuner 2009. Each license is fixed to one computer hard disk serial number, so you can use it on 3 computers. You can register each license anytime you decide, just e-mail us you serial number generated in the demo version and we will send you the full version of the program for this license.

Buy full version directly using PayPal

In the first step, download the demo version, please. Run it and wait approx. 20 seconds, then the message with your SERIAL NUMBER pops up. Tell us your serial number and click on Buy Now, the price is $4.9. We will activate the program for you and send you direct link to download the full version. The activation process usually takes one business day to complete.

By buying this item, you will get 3 unlimited licenses of TB Strobe Tuner 2009. Each license is fixed to one computer hard disk serial number, so you can use it on 3 computers. You can register each license anytime you decide, just e-mail us you serial number generated in the demo version and we will send you the full version of the program for this license.

Buy 3 licences of TB Strobe Tuner 2009 for $4.9
Your serial number:

Note: There could be a delay in activation of the full version after your purchase. If the activation is not done in 48 hours from the moment you send us your serial number, we will refund you $2 of your payment in the moment of the activation as our apology. If the activation is not done in 4 days, we will refund you all your payment in the moment of the activation.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to connect my guitar with this Tuner?

If you have an acoustic guitar, you can use any cheap electret condenser microphone for PC (approx $5), they are very sensitive (instead of dynamic microphones).
Or, if you have an electric guitar, you should buy 1/4" Female Jack to 1/8" (3.5 mm) Male adapter to connect it with your Line-in soundcard input.

I have just reinstalled my computer and the Tuner runs in demo mode

Just send us your new Serial Number and we will activate it.

How to measure the cent offset?

Let's play the tone, click on the 'Cents' scrollbar in Tuning Calibration panel and change the value (eg. with cursor keys or scroll button) to the value when the rotation of the strobe pattern stops. Then the value says how many cents you are out of the tune (and it is with the 0.1 cent accuracy of Strobe Tuner). This works only in the full version since the Cent calibration is disabled in demo.

The Tuner cannot recognize bass tones

Uncheck the 'Noise Filter (< 70 Hz)' button. The default checked value is used to filter the 60 Hz (50 Hz) power supply noise.

May I use this Tuner for piano tuning?

Yes, you can. But you should consider the piano tuning is more advanced task than tuning for example the guitar. The tone on most keys is created by two or three strings so if you are not familiar with tuning the piano, I recommend you to leave it to the specialist.
You should use presets for stretch tuning. The main idea behind the stretch tuning is that the real string vibrations do not precisely follow simple mathematical model that overtone frequencies are at integer ratios to the fundamental frequency of the string. The more longer the string is, the more ideal the rule is.

The automatic recognition fails for very low and very high tones on my piano

The low tones on the piano contain large amount of high harmonics so it can confuse the automatic note recognition. The resolution and reliability of high tones is the result of the method used for automatic note recognition. You can try to increase the Sample rate in the Sound card settings (if your computer can handle it - the processing is more CPU demanding). Or, if the Auto Note Selection fails, you can switch to Manual mode and select the notes manually.

Do you refund my payment if I am not satisfied with the Tuner?

Yes, of course. Your satisfaction is important for us.

The Tuner is great, my instrument sounds better, how can I thank you?

We are glad you like the Tuner. Just tell your friends, write a comment on internet forum etc... It is the best advertisement for us.

Skin

It is possible to change the skin (appearance) of the TB Strobe Tuner. The skin is stored in two files directly in the TB Strobe Tuner installation folder:

You can make your own skins (and if you like them, you can send them to us) or download skins from this webpage. Or, you can delete both files for the basic simple appearance.

How to install the downloaded skin? Just extract (and overwrite) the files skin.jpg and skin.ini from the downloaded .zip archive to the TB Strobe Tuner installation folder.

Original skin
Original 		Francois' skin
Francois'

Contact us

If you have any questions or need help with buying on ebay.com or you have already bought it and have not activated the serial number, please contact us at E-mail address: borilt@gmail.com. Thank you.