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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: tuning equipment..
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Date: Sun, 28-Jul-85 20:56:36 EDT
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> I was wondering if any electronic tuners exist.i.e. a box which you
> could place before ANY instrument - twiddle knobs to indicate the note
> and the octave (and maybe instrument?) and then play that particular
> note on the instrument. The box would then indicate (of course) if the
> played note was  higher or lower than the correct frequency.

Sure.  The most popular right now seems to be the Korg AT-12.
It's a box about 1x4x6 inches with a dozen LEDs and a meter
on the front.  You play a note at it and one of the LEDs lights
(one corresponds to each pitch); the meter shows you how sharp
or flat you are.  They cost well under $150.