Thank
you for downloading AP Guitar Tuner. We are proud to present to you the worlds
most advanced guitar tuner. We hope you enjoy using it.
Connections – Your guitar should be connected to your sound card’s
microphone input jack. You may need a quarter-inch to eighth-inch adapter plug
to get your instrument cable to fit the soundcard input jack. If you are not
using an electric guitar, or an acoustic pickup, a regular desktop microphone
will also work. If using a desktop microphone you will probably need the
soundboard to be within 12 inches of the microphone head for best results.
Input Level – the center column shows an input energy indicator.
Your input levels should be set so that a strong pluck will send the colored
bar very near the top, but without hitting it. For more help with input level
issues see “Troubleshooting Input Levels”
Fine Tuning Indicator – the box on the right hand side of the window is
the Fine tuning indicator. The current note being played will show up in the
upper left corner, and the current percent error will be shown in the upper
right corner. The needle will display the current percent error as well.
Global Tuning indicator – the horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen
shows the position of the current note in relation to all the other notes in
the tuning. This can be very useful when stringing your guitar. Make certain
that you have both the correct note and the correct octave when stringing.
Modifying Your Current
Tuning
Type Of Tuning – AP
Guitar Tuner Supports alternate tunings for the six string guitar. We have
provided a list of popular tunings that can be selected from the Preset List.
To add your own tuning manipulate the strings by right clicking on them. When
the tuning is complete you can add it to the list for later use with the Add
button.
Listening To Tunings – You can hear a MIDI representation of your current
tuning by clicking the “Play” button. You can hear any individual string by
left clicking that string.
A 440 Modification – Most instruments tune their “Concert A” to 440 Hz.
Sometimes the need arises to slightly adjust this frequency. Clicking on the A:
440 Hz Button will bring up a screen to adjust the base frequency. The
Frequency can be adjusted with the white textbox or the gray slider control.
Hitting the reset button will restore the frequency to its default 440 Hz.
Clicking “Options” will bring up a dialog box with two tabs: Colors and
Devices. Click the tab to switch between them.
Options: Colors - Clicking on the colored box you wish to change and
selecting a new color can adjust colors. Click “Restore Default Colors” to
return to the standard color scheme.
Options: Devices - Most users will not need to use this tab. Setting
the devices to “Prefered recording device” and “Preferred Midi Output Device”
should always work. If you have a more complicated recording or MIDI setup on
your machine, you can choose one of those devices. If your system does not have
a MIDI device you will be able to tune normally. If your system does not have a
recording device, the tuning process won’t get very far.
What if the gauge does not follow what I am doing?
If
the gauge is not responsive, i.e. you pluck a note and the gauge does not
register the energy, you need to adjust your windows settings.
1)
Open the Windows volume
control utility from Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment
> Volume Control. You can also open it by clicking on the little icon of a
yellow speaker in your system tray in the lower right hand corner of your
screen.
2)
Switch to the recording
settings page by selecting menu item Options > Properties, and then choosing
the option “Recording” in the group “Adjust Volume for…” Make sure that the
volume control “Microphone” has a check next to it in the list labeled “Show
the following volume controls:”.
3)
Make sure that the box
labeled “Select” under “Microphone” is checked, and that the vertical slider
bar is set all the way to the top.
4)
When this is done AP
Guitar Tuner will respond to any input connected to the microphone input of
your soundcard.
What if the gauge does not jump very high?
If
the gauge seems to not be rising high enough then there are a few things to
check. First of all open the windows volume control utility, in the manner
described in steps one through 3 above. Make certain that the recording volume
control is set to its maximum level.
If
the level still seems insufficient, try increasing the actual signal strength
going into the sound card. Increasing the volume knob on your electric guitar
or acoustic pickup will help. If using a desktop microphone, make certain that
the guitar soundboard is as close as possible to the microphone.
Other Problems
If
you have other problems or just wish to contact us please send e-mail to apguitartuner@audio-phonics.com
or visit us on the web at www.audio-phonics.com.