Yes but just on my glorious Mac Book.
I like it - woks great!
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Sat May 24, 2008 9:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Anybody use Strobosoft? |
Wondering if you've used it with a good sound card. |
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| Author: | johnfgraham [ Sat May 24, 2008 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
I've got and it works very well (at least the Mac version), it's very accurate, easy to use, but I've never taken the time to play with all the adjustments & bells and whistles. I'd recommend getting the little inexpensive Peterson mic (TP-2) that can clip onto onto you peghead to get a signal w/o interference from ambient sounds. (you'll need a jack to convert the 1/4 phone plug into a mini plug to connect to the sound connection on your computer. I might add that although I have this software, most of the time I use an old fashioned tuning fork out of habit or a little Korg CA - 30 (an inexpensive chromatic tuner). The main advantage to these are you don't have to be near your computer to tune up & they're cheap. For the optimum of cheapness/funtion in the digital world - I like the freaky tuner - a free download that lets you match an audio pitch from a wide range of instruments and in a 3 octive range of notes. Very handy. (If you search freaky tuner on the web you'll see sites for either PC or Mac downloads. Hope this helps, john |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sat May 24, 2008 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
Yes but just on my glorious Mac Book. I like it - woks great!
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Sat May 24, 2008 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
Thanks for the input, guys. I'm also interested in using it for intonation. Any experiences? |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sat May 24, 2008 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
I sure have Pat my friend but again just with a Mac Book and the integral mic. StroboSoft picks up the sound as well as or better than any of the digital tuners that I have. When I first licensed StroboSoft I always used it when setting up and intonating guitars in conjunction with a Korg or Boss digital tuner. I did this mostly because it was new to me and I didn't trust it. These days I believe that StroboSoft is as accurate or more accurate as any digital tuner that I have used. Also, not to high-jack here, but there is or was a pick-up available for the Strobo non-software tuners and I wanted to get one to plug into my Mac and try it out. The jack is the wrong size if I recall but there were/are adapters available. Has anyone done this using the pick-up with StroboSoft? |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Sat May 24, 2008 11:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
Thanks, Hesh. I believe I will check it out. |
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| Author: | johnfgraham [ Sat May 24, 2008 11:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
I'm trying to figure out how to post a photo. Hope this works. As mentioned above - there is a clip on peterson mic (TC-2) that works really well. I bought one from Stew Mac for around $15. The mic cable comes with a 1/4" phone jack that needs an adapter to take it down to a mini plug that will plug into your computer. I have mine plugged into a mac book pro - which I hope the photo will show - providing it appears on the post. j Attachment: tc-2 mic.jpg
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| Author: | johnfgraham [ Sat May 24, 2008 11:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
well glory halleluya p.s. the mic can be plugged anywhere but I've found it works best clipped onto the peghead. It works much better than the built in computer mic - as there's no influence from ambient noise. j |
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| Author: | johnfgraham [ Sun May 25, 2008 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Strobosoft? |
I just tried a seymour-duncan acoustic tube pickup hooked into the strobosoft and it works like a charm. You'll still need that 1/4" to mini adapter. One feature of this pick up that is handy is the volume control. You can adjust the volume on the computer as well. Attachment: SD pickup.jpg I also tried an electric guitar plugged into the strobosoft - again with the adapter and it works as well. You can pick one of those adapters up at any Radio Shack of probably most music stores. john |
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