StroboPLUS HD

Handheld Strobe Tuner / Metronome*

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Charge up this large-screen chromatic StroboPlus HD tuner (with over 90 Sweetened™ tunings) and use the built-in microphone or ¼” input to plug in and tune…it’s that simple! Edit with software to customize this tuner to be precisely what you want it to be!

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DEPENDABLE TUNING RESULTS

All Peterson products provide guaranteed tuning results to within +/-0.1 cent (1/1000th of a fret).

Tuning with the StroboPlus HD not only allows your instrument to sound its best, but helps ensure that it stays that way while playing.

This level of accuracy is the highest in the industry and what has made Peterson the choice of professionals around the globe for over 65 years.

REAL-TIME TUNING RESPONSE

Extreme accuracy cant be efficiently conveyed with a needle or LED type display.

The scrolling image of the Virtual Strobe display is driven by the input signal in real-time. Its speed of movement is in direct correlation to the distance from the target pitch.

Unlike LED or needle tuners, there isn't integrated circuitry present to make an "in tune/out of tune" decision. You, as the user, exclusively makes that call.

Available Sweetened Tunings ( 92 )

Default

EQU

Standard tuning temperament suitable for regular or alternate tuning, 100 cent intervals - no Sweetening.

Guitar & Bass

GTR

Designed for use with guitars tuned to standard EADGBE. The strings are adjusted to allow for deflection by varying amounts according to the gauge of the string in each case. This improves and helps counter the often problematic “unwound 3rd string” problem on short scale electric guitars such as Les Pauls and the three saddle compromise on Telecasters.

ACU

Designed for use with acoustic guitars tuned to standard EADGBE. The strings are adjusted to allow for deflection by varying amounts according to the gauge of the string in each case. The guitar is sweetened in the same way as if tuned by the ear of an experienced musician such as James Taylor who uses these settings.

DAD

Peterson Sweetened tuning for acoustic guitar in modal DADGAD tuning with optimized fifths.

12S

Peterson Sweetened tuning for 12 string guitars with regard to the string courses.

BRT

Peterson Sweetened tuning for baritone guitars.

7ST

Peterson Sweetened tuning for seven string guitars.

BAS

The BAS Sweetener is designed for use with basses tuned to standard EADG. The strings are adjusted to take into account ensemble playing which includes a stretch tuned piano.

BSn

Displays string numbers instead of note names for 4 and 5 & 6 string bass guitars ( 543210 instead of BEADGC ).

GTn

Displays string numbers instead of note names for 6 & 7 string guitars (7654321 instead of BEADGBE).

Buzz Feiten

BFE

Tuning and intonation offsets for electric guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. (Buzz Feiten Tuning System is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design).

BFB

Tuning and intonation offsets for electric bass guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. (Buzz Feiten Tuning System is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design).

BF12

Tuning offsets for 12 string guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System*. (Buzz Feiten Tuning System is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design).

BFA

Tuning offsets for acoustic guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System*. For Buzz Feiten Acoustic intonation work, a Peterson AutoStrobe 490 is recommended. (*Buzz Feiten Tuning System is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design).

Steel Guitar

SE9

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for 10 string pedal steel in E9 tuning. This is based on Jeff Newman's later system where the E strings are sharp of concert pitch.

SP9

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for lever and pedal settings in E9 tuning. Use in conjunction with SE9 preset for open strings.

SC6

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for 10 string pedal steel in C6 tuning. This is based on Jeff Newman's system (www.jeffran.com)

SP6

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for lever and pedal settings in C6 tuning. Use in conjunction with SC6 preset for open strings.

OE9

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for 10 String pedal steel in E9 tuning. This is based on Jeff Newman's earlier system where the E strings are at concert pitch.

OP9

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for lever and pedal settings in E9 tuning. Use in conjunction with 0E9 preset for open strings based on Jeff Newman's system.

EM9

Peterson Emmons Style E9 Sweetener for pedal steel guitar. This contains the offsets for the open strings for E9 tuning.

EP9

Peterson Emmons Style E9 Sweetener for pedal steel guitar. This contains the pedal and lever offsets for E9 tuning

EM6

Peterson Emmons Style C6 Sweetener for pedal steel guitar. This contains the offsets for the open strings for C6 tuning.

EP6

Peterson Emmons Style C6 Sweetener for pedal steel guitar. This contains the pedal and lever offsets for C6 tuning

U12

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for 12 string universal pedal steel guitar in E9/B6 tuning. This contains the offsets for the open strings based on Jeff Newman's system.

P12

Peterson Pedal Steel Guitar Sweetened Tuning for 12 string universal pedal steel guitar in E9/B6 tuning. This contains the offsets for the pedals and levers based on Jeff Newman's system, use in conjunction with U12 preset for open strings.

LA6

A6 settings for lap steel guitar.

LC6

C6 settings for lap steel guitar.

SH6

Sid Hudson's Sweetened Tuning for 10 string pedal steel in C6 tuning.

SH9

Sid Hudson's Sweetened Tuning for 10 string pedal steel in E9 tuning.

Bluegrass

dbO

Compensates by making the thirds pure. This makes the sweetest sound, especially with long sustained chords where not using a Sweetener can grate on the ears due to an Equally Tempered third.

BJO

Counters the typical sharp B string which is encountered when tuning a 5-string banjo without compensation with an ordinary tuner. The B is sweetened in the same way as a banjo tuned by the ear of an experienced musician.

TBO

Compensates for string deflection taking into account the different scale length and lower pitched tuning for 4 string tenor banjo.

MAN

This sweetener was developed for the mandolin, mandola and mandocello. Using it will result in perfectly tuned and voiced unison string pairs. Detuning in instruments with multiple string courses, as opposed to single strings, is much less pleasing to even the most untrained ear because both chords and melody lines are affected. The MAN setting can be used for 8-string mandolins, including Gibson Styles A and F as well as the Weber A and F series.

dbH

Major thirds in all three tunings are lowered slightly from Equal temperament, but not entirely beatless. This Sweetener is useful in band settings where instruments with fixed intonation are present.

Misc. Stringed

UKE

The UKE Sweetener is designed for use with Concert type ukulele. UKE uses cent offsets to allow for the typical string deflection which is encountered when playing the instrument and takes scale length and intervals into account.. The tuning is sweetened in the same way as a ukulele tuned by the ear of an experienced musician.

LUT

Lute & Viols (17 tone 1/6th Comma Meantone with all enharmonic notes).

Orchestral

VLN

Open strings tuned in perfect fifth intervals. Both four (GDAE) and five string (CGDAE) violins are catered for within this one tuning preset.

VLA

Results in open strings tuned in perfect fifth intervals. Both four (CGDA) and five string (CGDAE) violas are catered for within the one tuning preset.

CLO

Results in open strings tuned in perfect fifth intervals. Both four (CGDA) and five string (CGDAE) cellos are catered for within the one tuning preset.

HRN

Brass & Woodwind, Just Intonation perfect fifth, fourth major and minor third intervals for every key.

TYM

Preset for tympani tuning. Strobe speed has been reduced for clarity.

Harp

HP1

Peterson Pedal Harp Stretch Sweetener for 47 string harp.

HP2

Peterson Lever Harp Stretch Sweetener for 36 string harp.

HP3

Peterson Pedal Harp Stretch Sweetener for 47 string harp. This is a milder stretch than HP1.

Keyboard

MBA

Peterson Marimba Stretch Sweetener intended for monitoring the instrument's condition, for correct bar re-tuning and regulation, consult the instrument's manufacturer.

VIB

Peterson Xylophone Stretch Sweetener intended for monitoring the instrument's condition, for correct bar re-tuning and regulation, consult the instrument manufacturer.

RHO

Rhodes Electric Piano stretch tuning.

SMG

Acoustic Grand Piano (SMGD). Stretched tuning for acoustic grand piano.

UPR

Acoustic Upright Piano (UPRT). Stretched tuning for acoustic upright piano.

ORG

Organ in Standard Equal Temperament.

Harmonica

OMB

Original Marine Band Tuning for Harmonica in C

MMB

Modern Marine Band Tuning for Harmonica in C

MSR

MS Richter Tuning for Harmonica in C

S20

1896 Marine Band/Special 20 Tuning for Harmonica in C.

MSM

MS Models Tuning for Harmonica in C.

CYT

Country Tuning for Harmonica in C.

NMT

Natural Minor Tuning for Harmonica in C.

HMT

Harmonic Minor Tuning for Harmonica in C

GMT

Golden Melody Tuning for Harmonica in C.

CMT

Chromatics Tuning for Harmonica.

Accordion

AW+

Accordion Tuning 'Wet' Sharp. This setting is for the sharp set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AW0 and AW

AW0

Accordion Tuning 'Wet' Zero. This setting is for the neutral set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AW+ and AW-

AW-

Accordion Tuning 'Wet' Flat. This setting is for the flat set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AW0 and AW+.

AM+

Accordion Tuning 'Medium' Sharp. This setting is for the sharp set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AM0 and AM-

AM0

Accordion Tuning 'Medium' Zero. This setting is for the neutral set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AM+ and AM-.

AM-

Accordion Tuning 'Medium' Flat. This setting is for the flat set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AM0 and AW+

AD+

Accordion Tuning 'Dry' Sharp. This setting is for the sharp set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AD0 and AD-.

AD0

Accordion Tuning 'Dry' Zero. This setting is for the neutral set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AD+ and AD-

AD-

Accordion Tuning 'Dry' Flat. This setting is for the flat set of reeds in a 3 reed block situation. For best results, use in conjunction with AD0 and AD+.

CAJ

Accordion Tuning Cajun style in C - optimized third & fifth intervals.

Historic Temperaments

JMI

Just Major Intonation

JME

Just Minor Intonation

PYT

Pythagorean Temperament

4MT

Quarter Comma Meantone Temperament

6MT

One Sixth Comma Meantone Temperament

KRN

Kirnberger III Temperament

WK3

Werckmeister III Temperament

YNG

Young Temperament

KLN

Kellner Temperament

VAL

Vallotti Temperament

RAM

Rameau Temperament

World

SIT

Sitar (pure intervals). Just Intonation in the key of C and C#, to tune in C#, use a Transpose value of +1.

OUD

Oud (pure intervals).

GHB

Traditional tempered scale for chanter and drones with an A root for Great Highland bagpipe tuning.

UIL

Pure intervals with a D root for Uilleann pipe tuning.

RAS

Optimized Peterson settings for Maqam Rast traditional Arabic temperament.

SUZ

Optimized Peterson settings for Maqam Suznak traditional Arabic temperament.

NAI

Optimized Peterson settings for Maqam Nairuz traditional Arabic temperament.

AFP

African Pentatonic tuning (GABDF)

SDO

Slendro for Indonesian Gamelan tuning in altered C#, D#, F#, A#, B

PLG

Pelog for Indonesian Gamelan tuning in altered D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C

Compare to Sweetened Tunings offered in other products.

HIGHLY VERSATILE

With over 90 preset Sweetened Tunings on-board, the StroboPlus HD is the most versatile tuner we have ever designed.

Multiple Sweetened Tuning presets cover a wide variety of electric and acoustic instruments.

USB control allows users to configure and update their StroboPlus HD for a personal tuning experience.

METRONOME UPGRADE

Need A Tuner + Metronome Combo?

IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION

The StroboPlus HD can be upgraded to include the metronome engine of the popular BodyBeat Sync. A simple and quick installation adds the metronome feature in seconds.

Add the optional Vibe Clip for a tactile feel or when the audible click of a metronome is not desired.

HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY

Its more than just large and easy-to-read.

The massive 512-pixel strobe display of the StroboPlus HD delivers a smooth, real-time response to even the minutest of tuning changes like no other display can.

FUTURE-PROOF BY DESIGN

The Peterson Connect application for Google Chrome (Windows/OS X) provides a simple method to configure your StroboPlus HD and program your own Sweeteners. It's free and easy to use.

Each time you connect your tuner to your computer, Peterson Connect will check for any changes that have been made to the profile for your product.

The StroboPlus HD is future-proof by means of firmware updates keeping it up-to-date with future models.

Specifications

Power Supply: USB Wall Charger (Not Inc.)

Note Range: C0 - A#8

Note Selection: Automatic Or Manual

DI: No

Firmware Updateable: Yes

Peterson Connect Compatible: Yes

Form Factor: Desktop / Benchtop

Accuracy: 0.1 Cents

Display Type: LCD

Display Resolution: 512 Segments ( 256 per row )

Construction: ABS Plastic

Product Dimensions LxWxH: 5.5" x 4.25" x 1.5"

Product Weight: 0.66 lbs

USB Port: Yes

USB Type: Micro

Rechargeable: Yes

Battery Type: Lithium Ion (Included)

Power: AC ( USB ) 5V 500 mA

Built-In Microphone: Yes

Built-In Speaker: Yes

Volume Control: Yes

Headphone Jack: Yes

Metronome: Optional Upgrade

Inputs: 1/4" Mono

Outputs: 1/4" Mono (thru), 3.5mm Headphone, Vibe Clip

Mute-able Output: No

Tone Generator: Yes (C1 - G9)

Concert A Range: 390Hz to 490Hz

Global Cent Offset Range: +/- 50 cents

Transposition Range: -6 to +5

Frequency Response Range: 16.35Hz - 7302Hz

Warranty: 1 year

Sweetened Tunings: 92

User Presets: 10 Locations

Historic Temperaments: Yes (See List Above)

Reviews | StroboPLUS HD

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StroboPLUS HD

Five Stars!

By Stephen Budge on Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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Plays 10 String Pedal Steel Guitar, 6-String Electric Guitar, 4 String Bass, 6-String Acoustic Guitar

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Five Stars!

By Vicente Orjales on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

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StroboPLUS HD

Five Stars!

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StroboPLUS HD

1 to rule them all

By Ash on Sunday, September 2, 2018

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I've used every tuner on the market except for Peterson, now it's the only tuner i will use from now on. Tuning in real time is such a godsend for us who are picky about fine tuning. I like that i can turn down the brightness of the screen to prevent eyestrain and customize my own tuning into the unit. I think owning 1 of these tuners is a investment worth taking, Don't buy a cheap tuner and expect high quaility results. I've learned this the hard way

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I read a strobe display?

Basically, the strobe image appears to travel to the left if your instrument is flat of the desired pitch and to the right if it is sharp. On earlier models such as the StroboStomp 1, StroboStomp 2, VS-1, VS-II and V-SAM, the strobe image travels upward if your instrument is sharp and downward if your instrument is flat of the desired pitch.

Adjust your instrument until the pattern is as close to still as possible. Strobe displays are 'real-time' and extremely high definition. They require very precise tuning adjustments to stop the display because the frequency/pitch of any instrument is never totally stable.

You'll quickly learn to read the display, make the most precise adjustments and appreciate the high resolution that only a Peterson provides.

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