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Can you use a phone to tune a piano?

PianoMeter: a Professional Piano Tuning App for Android and iOS. PianoMeter is a user-friendly piano tuning app that will transform your Android or iOS device into a professional quality electronic tuning aid.

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PianoMeter is a user-friendly piano tuning app that will transform your Android or iOS device into a professional quality electronic tuning aid. Unlike regular chromatic tuning apps that simply tune to a pre-calculated equal temperament, this software actively measures the tonal characteristics of each note and automatically calculates the ideal “stretch” or offset from equal temperament. In other words, it creates a custom tuning for each piano with the best compromise between intervals like fifths, fourths, octaves, and twelfths, the way aural piano tuners do when fine-tuning a piano by ear.

Functionality for both hobbyists and professional piano tuners

PianoMeter has three levels of functionality: a free (evaluation) version, a paid “plus” version with basic tuning functionality, and professional version with features geared towards professional piano tuners. The extra functionality is unlocked through in-app purchases.  Free Plus Pro Evaluation ✓ ✓ ✓ Tuning functionality for select sample notes only. Evaluate if a piano is roughly in tune using the graph at the bottom Automatic note switching ✓ ✓ ✓ Automatic note detection and switching Tune the entire piano ✓ ✓ Tuning functionality for the entire piano (not just the mid-range) Unequal temperaments ✓ ✓ Choose from a selection of historical temperaments or create your own Change from A=440 ✓ ✓ Tune to frequency standards other than A=440 Calibrate device ✓ ✓ Calibrate device to an external frequency source Save and load tuning files ✓ Save and load multiple tuning files so a piano doesn’t need to be re-measured each time it is tuned Pitch raise (rough tuning) ✓ Pitch raise functionality that calculates overpull for a “rough” tuning (for pianos that are extremely flat) Customize tuning styles ✓ Create a custom tuning curve by adjusting interval weighting and stretch One-time purchase US$

24.99 US$

299.99 Subscription US$

49.99/yr

What makes PianoMeter different from other piano tuning software?

Automatic Stretch — PianoMeter automatically calculates the “stretch” that is best suited to whatever piano you are tuning. No more trying to decide whether and where to tune 4:2, 6:3, 8:4, or 5:10 octaves, or wondering which tuning “profile” works best for different sizes of piano. This is particularly helpful on short, poorly scaled pianos. Multiple intervals — Unlike other tuning platforms that set a “temperament” and then calculate the tuning outward with stretched octaves, PianoMeter independently calculates the ideal tuning of all 87 notes based on multiple interval relationships with other notes. Our algorithm finds the tuning based on minimizing the beat rates of:

• octaves (2:1 through 10:5)

• twelfths (3:1 and 6:2)

• fifths (3:2 and 6:4)

• fourths (4:3 and 8:6)

• double octaves (4:1 and 8:2)

• triple octaves (8:1)

Multiple partials — PianoMeter displays real-time feedback from multiple harmonics/partials instead of just one. This makes it less susceptible to putting notes in the wrong place due to one partial being “out of tune” from its inharmonicity model. Transparency — PianoMeter shows you the actual inharmonicity data for the piano, and the actual “Railsback” tuning curve in an easy to understand graphical format.

Available for Android and iOS

PianoMeter (formerly Easy Piano Tuner) can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store using the following links:

PianoMeter piano tuner for Android

PianoMeter piano tuner for iOS

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How much does it cost for a piano to get tuned?

$65 to $225 The average price to tune a piano ranges from $65 to $225, and the cost can increase by several hundred dollars if the piano requires multiple tuning sessions or repairs. Piano tuning is a skill that only experienced professionals should do.

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