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| Korg TM-40 Large Display Digital Tuner and Metronome | 
 enlarge | Brand: Korg
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Special Features: Offers both tuner and metronome functions simultaneously or independently. Its large LCD-type needle delivers both the accuracy of an LCD and the excellent visibility of a needle indicator. It also has LED indicators that show pitch deviation or blink to indicate the tempo, making the TM-40 a highly visual tool. Provides quick and accurate coverage of a wide spectrum of notes and pitches for wind, string, keyboard, and most other instruments Excellent Functionality and a Wide Detection Range W
Warranty: 3 year parts and labor
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 4.8 x 1.3
MPN: TM-40
Model: KOR TM40
UPC: 603384033628
EAN: 4959112033627
ASIN: B000AAGM0M
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Great product December 20, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this item to help me tune my flute and to work on playing in tune seeing that flutes tend to be by nature out of tune at some point in the three registers. The device works great for this purpose. There is a short lag time to when it picks up the note but this appears to be under a second. If you are looking to tune higher octives, the device seems to have a harder time locking into the note. I tried this on our yamaha electric pianio and it was quite noticable. I don't know if this means though that my panio is sharp in this note range or if the tuner is at issue. Seeing that I have no tuning forks in that range, I can't test it, so I can only speculate. I also tested the device at a public music recital. I sat in the back of the church and it was able to read the notes of people playing the flute at the front of the church (without a microphone). This included quite a lot of audience noise. In short, it is an awsome buy for the money. If you really need dead on measurement for the upper third portion of the pianio's notes, you might consider a higher end product.
Not the best tuner or metronome, but perhaps the best for the price. November 11, 2006
61 out of 62 found this review helpful
I've always had difficulty finding tuners with adequate response, and this one was actually a downgrade from the OT-12 (my favourite pocket-sized tuner), but it surprised me by working better than any previous combined metronome-tuner while not costing much more. The response rate is not adjustable, but sits at about a medium (there has to be at least a second of sustenance, but not more than two if you're steady). The precision is about as good as most will ever need, although it's dubiously delineated between -3 and +3 cents. The rest of the spectrum to fifty is clear-cut (it is fully digital, for better or for worse). The accuracy is also as good as could be asked for at its price-range, but not great - you may want to let it cycle a couple times for the more troublesome notes or if you're of the end-inward school of tuning. There are no temperament settings, but very few musicians will miss that option. There is an input for contact mics, though the impedance choice is commodity. There is a mono-out as well, if memory serves (as opposed to stereo - monochannel is standard). Overall, the tuner is better than any budget-priced combination product I've ever seen (esp. the increasingly popular but rarely satisfactory Sabine MetroTune).
The metronome function is likewise fairly good. 7 beat options and some standard subdivision patterns, the usually discrete-option tempo selection (hence, precision not the most flexible, but not worse than similar combination products). Accuracy is fair enough but not great. It fits the r10 error rating given by the factory, as opposed to the r15/r18 of the very cheapest units or the excellent r2/r1 of purposeful objects like the Dr. Beat. Experienced musicians may wish to trust their instincts after getting the right idea from the metronome. The error is scalar, it will be less troublesome at lower tempos. The state of affairs in small and cheap timing devices is surprisingly bad, but this is certainly not the worst (for that, see Sabine, again).
Unlike most similar products that I've seen, the two primary functions can be used simultaneously (tuner and metronome). I don't use this aspect much but some customers might really like that (esp. instruments that will draw a faster response from the tuning function).
I cannot yet attest to the average battery life of the thing, except to say that it's at least not bad.
Tuner Right on Pitch November 5, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Korg TM40 tuner metronome combination is a precision instrument. It is sensitive enough so that it can register my pitch in the wind section even when the full orchestra is playing. The metonome can be set so that the first beat in any tempo (e.g., 3/4, 4/4) is accented (or not). Stable on a music stand. Just wish it came with a protective case.
Excellent tuner, picks up very low notes, even at lower dynamics. November 4, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a professional tuba player, and have difficulty finding tuners that will tune my pedal register (lowest notes for a tubist). This tuner tunes all the way down to my pedal F (major 3rd below lowest "A" on piano). It has far exceeded my expectations.
Its also handy having the metronome, which incidentally does not affect the tuner's ability to listen. Usually when you have both going, the tuner will "bump" for every beep of the metronome, this but metronome does not affect the tuner at all.
This metronome/tuner is very handy for long tones throughout the entire range of my instrument. An added bonus is the feature that allows you to tap a beat, and it tells you how fast your tempo is. I have only seen this feature on very expensive metronomes, such as Dr. Beat.
You can't beat the price either.
 Tuner unable to identify pitch October 6, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This Korg TM-40 tuner/metronome combo is a great concept, but its execution may be flawed.
This tuner can't consistently identify the high E on my classical guitar, sometimes showing A instead. Tried with the piano with the same result. Sometimes successive notes would be identified incorrectly (e.g. E-D-C were identified as A-G-F).
The problem seems to be more acute with pitches in a certain range, e.g. notes around A-440. It would show a pitch a 4th or 5th away from the actual note played.
Maybe the tuner I received is faulty. I e-mailed Instrument Store six days ago to request for an RMA, but have not heard back. Buyers beware.
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