Tunic Guitar 440 app review: tune up the smart way

Introduction

Tunic Guitar 440 is a fantastic iPhone and iPad app in the Music category of the App Store that uses stretched tuning to ensure your guitar is tuned up in a way that takes the fretboard dynamics and symmetry into consideration.

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This is a great concept for an app and one that I would definitely recommend considering to more experienced guitarists who are looking for a more intelligent approach to tuning up their instruments for live performances.

Featuring StopperStimmung

This is a very clever app that uses StopperStimmung so that you can your instrument in a way that takes string tension and fretboard symmetry into account, providing absolute precision.

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You’ll definitely want to play around with this app for a while before using it in a live setting because it can certainly take some getting used to as the tuning process is a little more complicated than a standard chromatic tuner app.

 

Also Available in Classic and Pro Versions

Tunic Guitar 440 is a more basic version of the Tunic Guitar range of apps, and it provides standard 440 Hz pitch tuning in addition to a generic EADGBE tuning template for you to get your guitar pitch perfect.

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I would also recommend taking a look at the Classic and Pro versions of this app because they offer more functionality and a variety of alternate tunings which might suit your style of music a little better.

 

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Features StopperStimmung which uses stretched tuning for absolute precision
• Tune your instrument in a way that takes string tension and fretboard symmetry into account
• Provides standard 440 Hz pitch         
• Also includes a generic EADGBE tuning template for you to get your guitar pitch perfect
• Check out the Classic and Pro versions of this app for even more functionality and alternative tunings

Cons

• It appears as if some musicians, perhaps less experienced guitarists, might be having trouble using this app to tune their instruments
• This app does follow a rather novel and justifiable premise but it is still rather expensive so I would personally like to see a price reduction to make it more competitive amongst the competition in the Music category of the App Store

 

Final Words

Tunic Guitar 440 is well worth downloading onto your iPhone and iPad if you’re super serious about getting the absolute crispest resonance and tonality from your instrument; the difference is subtle but it can really go a long way when applied in a live setting.