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Korg TM-40 Large Display Digital Tuner and Metronome | 
 enlarge | Brand: Korg
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Battery: 2 AAA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 4.8 x 1.3
Offers both tuner and metronome functions simultaneously or independently. Its large LCD-type needle delivers both the accuracy of an LCD and the excellent visibility of a needle indicator. It also has LED indicators that show pitch deviation or blink to indicate the tempo, making the TM-40 a highly visual tool. Provides quick and accurate coverage of a wide spectrum of notes and pitches for wind, string, keyboard, and most other instruments Excellent Functionality and a Wide Detection Range W
Warranty: 3 year parts and labor
MPN: KOR TM40
Model: KOR TM40
UPC: 603384033628
EAN: 0603384033628
ASIN: B000AAGM0M
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Scale: 12 note equal temperament | | • | Detection Range*: C1 (32.70Hz) - C8 (4186.01Hz) for a sine wave | | • | Reference Tone: C4 (261.63Hz) C5 (523.25Hz) One octave or A Bb | | • | Tuning Modes: Meter mode (AUTO), Sound Out mode (MANUAL) | | • | Calibration Range: A4 = 410Hz 480Hz |
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Product Description
Korg tuners and metronomes are acclaimed for their extremely high accuracy and superb features. Korg TM-40 combines these two functions into a single compact easy-to-use unit. A great lesson and practice tool, the TM-40 offers both tuner and metronome functions simultaneously or independently in a handheld unit that you can carry everywhere. Its large LCD-type needle delivers both the accuracy of an LCD and the excellent visibility of a needle indicator. It also has LED indicators that show pitch deviation or blink to indicate the tempo, making the TM-40 a highly visual tool.The TM-40's Calibration setting is adjustable in a range of 410~480 Hz to accommodate a variety of tuning standards. The calibration can be adjusted in 1 Hz steps, letting you accurately tune to any song or key. Memory backup is also provided so that the Calibration and Sound Out ( 12 NOTES or ABb ) settings are remembered even when the power is turned off. When intervals of a third are played out of tune in the context of a brass band, orchestra, or other ensemble, it is particularly noticeable. But those intervals can be made to blend more pleasantly by slightly adjusting them (relative to the equal-tempered pitch) to a pure major or minor third. The TM-40's meter scale provides markings to indicate pitches of a pure major and pure minor third relative to a selected pitch. By tuning your instrument so that the meter's indicator needle points to these markings, you can ensure beautiful harmonies when playing in an ensemble. This capability is very useful not only for wind instruments, but also for vocal or a cappella practice.The metronome section offers convenient functions for practicing a variety of music. Beat mode - choose from preset patterns. Beat mode lets you choose a preset tempo and time signature, and Tap mode lets you specify your own tempo. It contains a large speaker that produces a clear and distinct metronome sound
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 163
 Compact and well built tuner-metronome. September 1, 2005
A. maxon (eastern tn)
85 out of 87 found this review helpful
This tuner/metronome is very well built and has a 12 note refrence. It works very well with my violin and I carry it with me to class and when I practice. The metronome has a loud beat. The tuner is loud so you can hear it over what you are playing. It has a large screen and is very easy to use. I recommend this to anyone that plays a string instrument.
Not the best tuner or metronome, but perhaps the best for the price. November 11, 2006
Mark Gilbert (Atlanta, GA)
112 out of 117 found this review helpful
I've always had difficulty finding tuners with adequate response, and this one was actually a downgrade from the OT-12 (my favourite pocket-sized tuner), but it surprised me by working better than any previous combined metronome-tuner while not costing much more. The response rate is not adjustable, but sits at about a medium (there has to be at least a second of sustenance, but not more than two if you're steady). The precision is about as good as most will ever need, although it's dubiously delineated between -3 and +3 cents. The rest of the spectrum to fifty is clear-cut (it is fully digital, for better or for worse). The accuracy is also as good as could be asked for at its price-range, but not great - you may want to let it cycle a couple times for the more troublesome notes or if you're of the end-inward school of tuning. There are no temperament settings, but very few musicians will miss that option. There is an input for contact mics, though the impedance choice is commodity. There is a mono-out as well, if memory serves (as opposed to stereo - monochannel is standard). Overall, the tuner is better than any budget-priced combination product I've ever seen (esp. the increasingly popular but rarely satisfactory Sabine MetroTune).
The metronome function is likewise fairly good. 7 beat options and some standard subdivision patterns, the usually discrete-option tempo selection (hence, precision not the most flexible, but not worse than similar combination products). Accuracy is fair enough but not great. It fits the r10 error rating given by the factory, as opposed to the r15/r18 of the very cheapest units or the excellent r2/r1 of purposeful objects like the Dr. Beat. Experienced musicians may wish to trust their instincts after getting the right idea from the metronome. The error is scalar, it will be less troublesome at lower tempos. The state of affairs in small and cheap timing devices is surprisingly bad, but this is certainly not the worst (for that, see Sabine, again).
Unlike most similar products that I've seen, the two primary functions can be used simultaneously (tuner and metronome). I don't use this aspect much but some customers might really like that (esp. instruments that will draw a faster response from the tuning function).
I cannot yet attest to the average battery life of the thing, except to say that it's at least not bad.
Excellent January 13, 2006
Betty S. Martin (Florida)
32 out of 36 found this review helpful
I just purchased this tuner metronome. It works great I play both trumpet and french horn, I worried I wouldn't be able to hear the metronome, nut that is not the case it works fine. I have recently purchased the clip on mic so I can use the tuner in a noisy bandroom. It's a great item for the price
Versatile and practical May 12, 2007
Veda Deru (Brooklyn, NY USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I hadn't realized how useful this device would be until I began exploring its potential. The tuning feature is excellent, as it responds within less than a second and allows me to check my intonation in difficult passages. The volume of the metronome beep has a volume control, and I was able to hear it except when I was playing (the violin) at the loudest level. Of course, the metronome also has a visual indicator (like a little "baton"), and if the ambient sounds are too loud an ear piece option is available. Battery life is excellent (I am still using the original set after nearly a month), and I was able to figure out almost all of the features without even looking at the manual. There are some sophisticated features that are worth reading the manual for, but this unit worked right out of the box.
Excellent tuner, picks up very low notes, even at lower dynamics. November 4, 2006
M. Curtis (Pearland, TX)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am a professional tuba player, and have difficulty finding tuners that will tune my pedal register (lowest notes for a tubist). This tuner tunes all the way down to my pedal F (major 3rd below lowest "A" on piano). It has far exceeded my expectations.
Its also handy having the metronome, which incidentally does not affect the tuner's ability to listen. Usually when you have both going, the tuner will "bump" for every beep of the metronome, this but metronome does not affect the tuner at all.
This metronome/tuner is very handy for long tones throughout the entire range of my instrument. An added bonus is the feature that allows you to tap a beat, and it tells you how fast your tempo is. I have only seen this feature on very expensive metronomes, such as Dr. Beat.
You can't beat the price either.
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