Today I received my new instrument, a Kalimba. I was a little lazy to use my dedicate tuning and metronome hardware, so I used a mobile app tuner to test the Kalimba tuning. There were several low pitch notes (Low F, G, A, B) out of tune. I was a little surprised because what I read is that usually a Kalimba is in tune when out of the factory.
So I started tuning the Low F. Unlike how easy to tune the Ukulele, it's pretty difficult to tune a Kalimba, I need to use a small hammer to knock the tines.
I tuned the Low F pretty much and it was still not in tune. Then I used my that electronic tuner (not any software/app, just the hardware) to test it, and I just found all Low G, A, and B are in tune almost perfectly, except the Low F which had been changed by me.
Apparently I was fooled by the mobile app, or maybe fooled by my mobile phone that doesn't recognize the sound properly.
That app is my most trusted one, I used it for all the tuning before I bought the electronic one, and now seems it doesn't work well on some edge cases.
Also I read that some mobile metronome apps (even the most recommended ones) can be out of speed sometimes.
I won't use any software/apps for metronome and tuner any more, dedicated hardware and software are the proper choice. Computer and mobile are versatile, but not accurate for music work.
So I started tuning the Low F. Unlike how easy to tune the Ukulele, it's pretty difficult to tune a Kalimba, I need to use a small hammer to knock the tines.
I tuned the Low F pretty much and it was still not in tune. Then I used my that electronic tuner (not any software/app, just the hardware) to test it, and I just found all Low G, A, and B are in tune almost perfectly, except the Low F which had been changed by me.
Apparently I was fooled by the mobile app, or maybe fooled by my mobile phone that doesn't recognize the sound properly.
That app is my most trusted one, I used it for all the tuning before I bought the electronic one, and now seems it doesn't work well on some edge cases.
Also I read that some mobile metronome apps (even the most recommended ones) can be out of speed sometimes.
I won't use any software/apps for metronome and tuner any more, dedicated hardware and software are the proper choice. Computer and mobile are versatile, but not accurate for music work.