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or do you have more suggestion or any way so that i can amplify the metronome volume?

please help...need it badly for practising with my band....thx u

best regard,Jeansen :)]]> Opinions and Polls jeansen https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-217619 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215603 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:40:38 +0000
I've got a couple of different metronomes, and this is how I've found them.

Korg MA-30

Electronic metronome with a display screen that shows an 'arm' or 'pointer' that swings backwards and forwards at whatever tempo you select, at various beats per bar. It also has a tuner that plays selectable (and adjustable) tones that you can tune to. I don't user the tuner function as I have other tuners I prefer, but I assume that it works OK.

For:

Small and light. Easy to slip into pocket or guitar case. Can be propped onto a music stand for viewing. Volume control (not all the ones that I saw had this). Mute button, so it can be used with just the visual display and no sound at all. Can also be used with headphones (same small jack you'd find used on many computer headphones or similar).

Against:

Can seem to be not really gutsy enough to impose itself over the playing - depending on what you're playing and how well tuned your eyes and ears are of course.

Traditional wind up Metronome

I also have an old fashioned pyramid shaped wind up job. It never needs batteries, and has a great big arm that clangs from one side to the other at various speeds.

Against:

It's big, so not as easy to carry around. It's also a great way to make enemies of anybody in earshot.

For:

You just can't can't miss it. It will clang and clank over just about anything - and the bell at the start of each bar is way easier to pick than the tone change on the electronic version. The arm is of course also far bigger than its electronic cousin - so even from the corner of your eye (if you're reading music for instance) it's there in a way that the other one isn't.

I've never really grown to love the electronic one, although it clearly has its uses. So it might be worth trying out a few options before you buy and see how you get on with them.

Good hunting.

Cheers,

Chris]]> Opinions and Polls Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215603 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215540 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:29:18 +0000 Opinions and Polls jeansen https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215540 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215538 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:19:24 +0000 A tuner with metronome will have all the major features put into the tuner, with the metronome being an add-on.
A metronome with tuner will have all the features in the metronome, with the tuner as by-product. A metronome will offer a whole load of different key signature and rhythm options, which a tuner with metronome won't offer you.]]> Opinions and Polls greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215538 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215536 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:48:21 +0000
btw....i'm quiet confuse..the difference between "a tuner with a built in metronome" n "a digital metronome with a chromatic tuner"...aren't they are just the same stuff? would you explain the difference to me with some product examples? how about tu 80?is it a "digital metronome with a cromatic tuner" or a "tuner with a built in metronome"?http://www.activemusician.com/item--EM.TU-80


oh ya..i've just read some specs about korg tm40..http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Korg-TM40-Digital-Tuner-Metronome?sku=210533

after seeing their specs. what would you suggest me to buy?tu 80 or tm40? could you post the reason too..

if there are any other suggestion..i'll be very happy..

thx u

best regards,Jeansen :)]]> Opinions and Polls jeansen https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215536 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215462 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:20:40 +0000 Most have a chromatic tuner, built-in and offer a greater selection of timing and rhythm options, than a tuner, with a built-in metronome.
I also echo misanthrope's sentiment - don't buy a guitar tuner, get a chromatic one.]]> Opinions and Polls greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215462 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215450 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:28:59 +0000
A guitar tuner will give you E, A, D, G and B, but chromatic tuner will give you every note. When you want to try alternate tunings or tune down half a step etc., you'll be glad you got a chromatic.]]> Opinions and Polls Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-215450 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-22656 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:13:59 +0000 :)]]> Opinions and Polls jeansen https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/tuner-included-metronometu80-vs-regular-tunertu12h/#post-22656