Announcing our new relationship with Peterson Electro-Musical
Products Inc.
Following the success of G-tune,
we have
recently partnered with Peterson Electro-Musical Products (the oldest
tuner manufacturer in the world) to co-develop the finest software
tuners available. StroboSoft is
the first product that we've produced. If you like G-tune, you'll love
StroboSoft.
Combining the proven technology of G-tune, with Peterson's tuner
experience and Virtual Strobe technology, StroboSoft breaks new ground
in software-based instrument tuning with unrivalled accuracy, stability
and visual appeal. The performance of a quality hardware strobe tuner
is now available in software for less than the cost of many
less-accurate hardware tuners.
As a result of this new relationship, G-tune will not be developed
beyond version 2.51, allowing us to concentrate on StroboSoft and other
related products. Therefore, new customers are encouraged to purchase
StroboSoft instead of G-tune. If purchasing StroboSoft, please do so
from the following link:
Celebrating 7 years of G-tune...
G-tune,
our musical instrument tuning software,
is now 7 years old. The latest
release is Version 2.51. This is a free update for all registered
users. Click here for
more information.
G-tune is undoubtedly the ultimate computerised instrument
tuner
available! Download a free copy to see for
yourself.
If you don't believe us, then why not look at some reviews:
Reviews of G-tune
Review at Go-inside.
Or why not download the pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format) of the
review instead, by clicking here.
"This is the best way to tune a 12-sting I have ever
encountered"
"G-tune is $20 shareware and worth every penny of it."
(Note: this price refers to an older version.)
Users' Comments
Paul Fremantle:"I just wanted to say THANKS.... I was
using G-tune last night (I make whistles and I use G-tune to tune
them). I appreciate your efforts and the updates. G-tune has been worth
every penny of the registration! I have tried other tuners, but G-tune
is clearer, easier to use, and more powerful than other tools I've
tried."
Bob Ruth:"In a
word.........DAMN!!!!!!!!!!" ... "I've tried every tuner I have and
borrowed a few others.....and just haven't been able to get intonation
set right." ... "THIS product works as advertised. It was easy to
install.....easy to get used to....and it works like a dream. I caused
it a little bit of a tough time because I was working on my Strat 2
feet from my monitor. With single coil pickups........needless to
say.....there was a nice little "hump" in the real-time analysis wave
at 60 Hz!!! But I was able to get it done quickly and effectively
and the guitar tunes up now better than it ever has before."
Dax Liniere, Puzzle
Factory Sound Studio in Sydney, Australia: "We use G-Tune during recording sessions
because it's more accurate and faster than any hardware tuner (short of
an expensive peterson)."
Jeff Cox:"I purchased G-Tune
after
using it for about 10 days and I must say that I couldn't be happier
with it. Its the most accurate tuner I own. I used to attepmt to
perform guitar intonation checks and repairs with a Korg chromatic
tuner but was never able to get the results I wanted. Since using
G-Tune, I was able to get all my instuments as perfectly intoned as is
possible. Everything I play is finally all in tune now. Thank you for a
great product."
Awards
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BrotherSoft Review
Staff give one product the maximum 5 out of 5 Rating because this
product is easy to use, it has a professional-looking interface, it is
excellent compared to other programs in this section and so on.
To see G-tune in action, look at the above picture. As you can see
there is an oscilloscope display and a spectrum (frequency) analyser. A
responsive needle lets you instantly see how in-tune your instrument
is, and the
LEDs indicate which note has been detected. There is also an advanced
noise filter which allows you to tune your instrument in noisy
environments (useful if there is lots of 50/60Hz hum).
Wide Frequency Coverage 15Hz to 5500Hz.
Amazing measurement accuracy: errors are less than 0.01Hz
over ALL frequencies! Accurate to better than 0.1cents.
Auto-detection of note being tuned so that you can work "hands-off".
Strobe-tune facility for
instant-response and incredible accuracy.
Tune to different reference tones, not just Concert Pitch A
(440Hz).
FREE oscilloscope and calibrated real-time spectrum analyser. It
may not be a toy, but it's fun (and very useful).
Real-time display of measured frequency with a resolution of
0.01Hz.
Real-time display of measured cents deviation with a resolution
of
0.01cents.
Incredibly easy-to-use interface that's also very pretty.
"Power" button so G-tune can be deactivated when not
required (no need to close it).
Auto-Power-Off feature.
Works on any windows-compatible sound card that can sample at
16-bit mono.
Real-time pitch-to-MIDI facility.
Calibration of input
device to compensate for inaccurate sound
cards.
And many, many more features...
New for Version 2.51
This is only available to
registed customers; contact on details how to
obtain this.
A major improvement to the pitch detection algorithm has been
included. This is much more robust when harmonically rich signals are
being measured.
Big Spectrum display now only shows what's between the y-cursors
on the main spectrum display so you can “zoom in” on things of interest.
Fixed a bug where the spectrum cursors would not be saved
correctly when switching audio devices or when restarting.
New for Version 2.50
"G-tune Tips" on startup (and available when running) to help you
get the most from G-tune.
Support sound cards locked to 48/96kHz. If the normal sample rate
is unavailable, alternatives will be used instead.
Added an option to lock the sample rate that G-tune uses
(available on the INPUT window). This prevents problems with certain
pro-audio sound cards, and certain applications running at the same
time as G-tune.
Auto-Power-Off feature.
When running at higher-sample rates (>12kHz), a high-quality
anti-alias filter is used.
The triggering (stability) of the scope display has been improved.
Many other enhancements, cosmetic improvements and minor fixes.
New for Version 2.20
Calibration function implemented in the INPUT window. This
calibrates any input using a 440Hz input signal.
The “binary” strobe pattern was changed to the “wedge” pattern
which works much better.
The Damping window now has a “x10” option to provide enhanced
damping for those users who require it.
The Noise Filter now resets itself when the input device is
changed.
New for Version 2.11
The last used Input selection would not be restored on startup
unless the Input window was open. This is now restored correctly.
Needle damping was improved to make it more responsive to new
notes, allowing it to track note changes better.
New for Version 2.10
Added
fine-tune “Strobe-tune” display, providing sub-cents accuracy and
instant-response tuning to give the same, or better, performance of
tuners
costing hundreds of times more than G-tune!
Internal
changes mean that G-tune requires Win98 or above (won't work on Win95
anymore).
Low-frequency
measurement performance has been dramatically improved and measurements
are
generally more robust. Can now measure accurately down to 15Hz
(depending on
the noise content of the signal, of course).
Pitch
Graph has been extended to show these low-frequency notes. It also now
auto-scrolls to ensure that the current note is always visible, and the
“C”
note is drawn in a different colour to make it obvious. The octave
numbering
has also been changed so that A(440) = A4.
The
big frequency window has had a numerical cents display added, with a
resolution
of 0.01 cents, to enable ultra-precise tuning.
Damping
has been improved so that frequency, and cents and notes are always
related.
Previously the notes display was not damped.
A
new Sensitivity slider has been added to provide more control over the
measurement.
The
Input window has been improved so that each input device remembers its
own
settings (some things were previously shared). For example, you can now
have
one input device with Fix DC Offset enabled, and another one with it
disabled.
New for Version 2.02
Intergration with Cakewalk SONAR.
Improved DC-offset compensation for sound cards with a DC-offset.
Prevent multiple instances being opened (but multiple instances
can
still be run if required).
New for Version 2.01
Improved compatibility with many sound cards, in particular some
RME Hammerfall models.
New for Version 2.00
New, improved graphics.
Large numeric frequency, scope and spectrum analyser displays.
User-selectable and adjustable temperaments.
Adjustable cursors on spectrum display to give more control over
frequency measurements.
Real-time graph to see how pitch varies with time.
Real-time MIDI output; use your guitar as a MIDI controller.
Improved compatability with more sound cards.
New for Version 1.22:
G-tune has been packed using JHC SoftWare's "WebPackit"
installation technology to greatly reduce the file size when compared
to other installation programs. This means smaller downloads
for you.
The range of the reference frequency has been extended to 385Hz
to 485Hz.
New Features in Version 1.2 include:
Display of MIDI note number.
CPU usage indicator.
Always-on-top option, so G-tune doesn't disappear behind other
windows.
A new Small window option to save space.
You can now change the damping time-constant for the damped
needle.
To run G-tune you'll need:
Microsoft Windows (all of 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are supported). Note
that Windows 95 is no longer supported.
Windows-compatible sound card (and compatible drivers) which
can record at 11025Hz (or 22050Hz, 44100Hz, 88200Hz) or 12kHz (or
24kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz) with 16-bit
resolution. (Virtually all sound
cards
will work with G-tune. If in doubt, download and try it anyway.)
RAM: minimum required by Windows.
A Pentium 120 or faster is recommended, but G-tune will run on a
486, although the spectrum analysis may run slowly.
For tuning acoustic instruments, a microphone is required. Most
computers don’t have a microphone built-in (although some notebook
computers do). A low-cost “electret” microphone is often sufficient and
can be connected to most consumer sound cards. However, for serious
use, a good quality “condenser” microphone with dedicated pre-amplifier
connected to a good quality “professional” sound card will give much
better results.
For some in-depth information regarding G-tune's specifications, and
for other useful advice, look at the following links:
on details how to
obtain this.