3/19/2023 0 Comments Planet waves strobe tuner reviewThe metronome is just as easy to handle, and you can adjust BPM (beats per minute) numerically or by using tap tempo. You can toggle between a strobe and needle view and also easily dial up presets like 1/2 Step Down Standard, or pull from a list of options like Open G, D Modal 1 (DADGAD), plus quirky additions like “Nick Drake” (CGCFCE) – though the English guitarists used dozens of esoteric tunings – or “Guinnevere” (EBDGAD). The app’s digital tuner works great for on-the-go tuning. While I can’t imagine needing to use an iPhone app to find a teacher suddenly on a whim – the Internet itself or a trip to a guitar shop is usually suffice for that – using the app to find a nearby store, especially if you’re a gigging guitarist on an off day in Wichita, Kansas, would be a nice touch, considering how often Google maps can lead you astray. In between, ever-useful tools like metronome and tuner are included. There are eight tools in the app and these range from “Teachers Near Me” and “Stores Near Me” at the bottom of the list to “Chords” and “Scales” at the top of the list. The app was developed by Audiofile Engineering, who have previously developed apps like the FiRe field recorder. On the other hand, the new “Guitar Tools” iPhone and iPad app from D’Addario’s accessory brand, Planet Waves, is full of useful, easy to navigate information. The book was probably called something like “Chord Alchemy” and not even Thelonious Monk would have had much fun with it. There was a freaky-looking hippie on the cover and inside I found a smorgasbord of guitar fingerings and concepts that I really wasn’t able to get much out of. When I was 16, my guitar teacher gave me some esoteric chord book. Guitar Tools App for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
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