StroboPLUS HDC

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Since 1948, Peterson Strobe Tuners have defined the standard in tuning accuracy. The StroboPLUS HDC encompasses decades of tuning authority and technology to deliver the ultimate strobe tuner/metronome combo!

The StroboPLUS HDC’s 0.1 cent tuning accuracy will tune any instrument with the utmost precision. Featuring a high-definition, multi-color display with variable color LED backlight, the StroboPLUS HDC display can be seen easily across the stage, bench, studio or classroom. Over 200 exclusive Sweetened Tunings® and Guided Tunings on-board accommodate a variety of instruments, temperaments, and musical genres.

The highly configurable metronome features precise 0.1 BPM adjustability in eighth notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes or half notes, a tempo range of 10-280 BPM, over 100 subdivisions, accent patterns, and polyrhythms. The StroboPLUS HDC can also be used to play thousands of bars of tempo maps, programmable from the Peterson Connect Web App. A single tempo map can play an entire score of meter changes, accent patterns, subdivisions, bar colors, silent bars and gradually curved tempo changes like accelerandos and ritardandos. The StroboPLUS HDC is the perfect tuning, ear training and rhythm tool all in one package!

Power Supply: USB Wall Charger (Not Inc.)

Note Range: C0 - A#8

Note Selection: Automatic Or Manual

DI: No

Firmware Updateable: Yes

Set Timer / Stop Watch: Yes

Tempo Range: 10-280 Quarter Notes per Minute

Tempo Increment: 0.1 Quarter Notes per Minute

Tempo / Rhythm Maps: 100 Locations ( memory dependent )

Accent Patterns: Over 50

Subdivisions: Over 100

Beats Per Measure: 1-19

Beat Values: 2, 4, 8, 16

Polyrhythms: Element 1 / Element 2 ( 1 - 19 each )

Peterson Connect Compatible: Yes

Form Factor: Desktop / Benchtop

Accuracy: 0.1 Cents

Display Type: Variable Backlight Color 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: USB-C ( Micro pre 2023 )

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: Included

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: 2 years

Sweetened Tunings: 219

User Presets: Tuner - Unlimited / Metronome 100

Historic Temperaments: Yes (See List Above)

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By Katsushi Ohtani on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Edited on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Plays 6-String Electric Guitar, 4 String Bass, 6-String Acoustic Guitar
I have known that Peterson tuner is awesome by using clip tuner, but this Stroboplus HDC has fantastic metronome !
Change of rhythm, syncopation ···etc.
Memory of custom tuning and changes of indicator color on PC !
Thank you Peterson.

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Anonymous on Sunday, September 15, 2024

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Plays Lever Harp, Pedal Harp
Superior quality of both software and hardware aspects of this device. Tuner mode is awesome and the larger screen (as compared to clip-ons) is excellent. Metronome is wow! And the tempo maps are very helpful for learning complex meters and rhythms. Video tutorials are really well done and there are lots of them. Best of all is customer service!

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By Michael Gent on Saturday, August 31, 2024

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Fantastic tuner. Really helped to intonate my guitar and bass. Not so good using mic, much better plugged in. Metronome is excellent. Solid build.

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By David Slagter on Saturday, August 3, 2024

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If you're looking for the best portable tuner with extreme accuracy - this is definitely it. It is honestly comparable to a benched plugged-in larger strobe tuner. BUT, this item is easy to use, has a great interface with multiple colors in high resolution to chose to your liking or environment, with a lot of options that you will use.

The "Instrument specific sweeteners" is something everyone should have with multiple instruments and the Metronome is also a great convenience with lots of options you would expect in a solid Metronome as well. Heck, you can even get a clip-on beat sensor for your belt or clothing which uses the Metronome feature to "feel" the beat. This was available on their best in class metronome Body Beat Plus when it was out. You gain everything with this one unit.

It can also be programmed via their website software and firmware updates as well. This item checks all the boxes for enthusiastic consumer musicians, working musicians and pro-level techs in ...

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Anonymous on Sunday, July 21, 2024

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Purchased the stroboplus hdc, carry pouch and the holder. Holder mounts and sits perfectly on the leg of my pedal steel; out of the way, easy to see and adjustable. The different color options of the screen is a great feature. Built in metronome is convenient. Rechargeable battery seems to keep a long charge. Fits nicely in the carry pouch, which provides protection while transporting. Sweetened tunings for E9 and C6 seem to work well for me. Can’t fail to mention it’s an incredibly accurate tuner... I think it’s more accurate than the gear ratio my tuners can provide. I’ve never been this amped about a tuner, tbh. Recommend!

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By Troy on Monday, June 24, 2024

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Plays 6-String Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic Guitar, 4 String Bass, 10 String Pedal Steel Guitar, Ukulele, 5-String Banjo
I purchased the strobo+HDC primarily for Pedal Steel guitar tuning and practice. I used the tuner to calculate all my offsets and created some sweetened tunings for my guitar specifically. This thing is crazy accurite. Now i can tune up in a noisy environment with 0 Hassel and it is absolutely bang on . I love that you can customize the color for each tuning and the display is huge. The time generator is super handy for accuracy training and the built in metronome has more features than i can comprehend. I have the strobo clip hd as well and when the power switch broke I received amazing support from this company. Being from rural Canada that means everything. Buy Peterson with confidence, you'll be in tune and you'll be Happy. Awesome products and awesome family run company.

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By David on Friday, June 7, 2024

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Plays Mandolin, Ukulele, 6 String Lap Steel, 6-String Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic Guitar
I've used their clip-on tuner for a number of years now and have always been impressed by the accuracy, so I decided to look into their strobo tuner. What really caught my attention were the tempo maps. I play multi-sectional music and have always wanted a tool to create tempo maps for long extended pieces. The ability to create the map and download it onto the metronome has turned out to be a real plus. The web interface works quite well. So far amazingly good!

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By Eric Westphal on Monday, June 3, 2024

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Plays 6-String Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic Guitar, 4 String Bass
I mainly bought this for the very precise strobe tuning capability, but I now use it for the metronome and timer even more than for the tuner! I really appreciate a well thought out design, and Peterson has really hit the ball out of the park with this one.

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By Ross Ardill on Saturday, May 18, 2024

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Plays 6-String Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic Guitar
Excellent! Peterson make the most accurate reliable tuners on the market and the customer service is outstanding. The metronome feature is a great bonus and great to be able to change the colour.

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By John Petteford on Saturday, April 27, 2024

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Plays 6-String Electric Guitar, 6-String Acoustic Guitar, 4 String Bass
This one’s great. The whole design and set up and layout are easy to understand. I was surprised how easy the metronome is to use… I haven’t used one in a while but this one got me back to it, and enjoying it.
I have two clip-ons and a Stomp HD. I love the accuracy and the sweetened tunings. Thank you

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Does my StroboPLUS HDC require calibration?

Generally, your StroboPLUS HDC will not require calibration and should remain perfectly accurate if it has not been damaged.

Unlike more modern Peterson strobes, legacy models such as the Peterson 400, 420, 450 and 700 do require occasional calibration.

If you require service, please open a support ticket and return the tuner for repair.

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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 precise. They require very fine 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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Is the accuracy the same for all Peterson tuners?

Yes, the accuracy is within 0.1 cents (1/1000 of one semitone) as with all Peterson Strobe Tuners. An important thing to note is that Peterson Strobe Tuners have ultra high definition displays, so not only are they highly accurate in detecting a note but they have the ability to display that accuracy. Other products claim accuracy but do not have the high definition screen to display the level of accuracy in which they claim. If you cannot see the accuracy, it is of little value. Only Peterson provides High Definition Strobe Tuning.

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Peterson Connect does not detect my StroboPLUS HDC in Linux environment.

Chrome needs access to /dev/hidraw*, so either set "chmod a+rw /dev/hidraw*" or start chrome as root with the --no-sandbox option

*Some Ubuntu based distros do not allow running Chrome as root with the --no-sandbox option enabled. -Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported. See https://crbug.com/638180. You can however run Chromium as a normal user and invoke that option.

Some users have reprted a fix by adding a new udev rule as follows: KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2368", ATTRS{idProduct}=="*SEE BELOW"

* Some Peterson products operate in two different modes with individual product id's for firmware update operations. Multiple rules may need to be created. Here is the list of Peterson USB product ID's

idProduct =

Stomp Classic = 8002
StroboPLUS HD = 0003
StroboPLUS HD Firmware Mode = 8003
StroboClip HD = 8004
StroboStomp HD = 8005
StroboPLUS HDC = 0006
StroboPLUS HDC Firmware Mode = 8006

If there is trouble connecting or reconnecting as a product is switching modes, ex: StroboPLUS HDC product id 0006 to StroboPLUS HDC Firmware Mode 8006 run the command:

"sudo chmod a+rw /dev/hidraw*"

This command will solve any "waiting on user input" or if the update button in Peterson Connect is unresponsive. The command may need to be executed more than once.

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What is my StroboPLUS HDC’s Sweetened Tunings feature all about?

A Sweetener is a set of cent offsets or a deviation from generic Equal Temperament interval spacing traditionally used in tuning. Tuners made by Peterson, including the StroboPLUS HDC, contain many choices of Sweeteners, in other words, several presets with differing interval spacing relevant to the instrument being tuned. If you’ve never been happy with how your instrument tunes up with your present tuner, a Sweetener could be just the thing to change that without any modifications whatsoever. The StroboPLUS HDC offers 219 unique and very accurate tweaks which often make all the difference.

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StroboPLUS HDC Version 1.0.23

Thursday, September 19, 2024 3:44:37 PM EDT

  • Various bug fixes and improvements
  • Sweetener OE9. Offset for note B2 changed to -1.9 cents. Was +1.9 cents

StroboPLUS HDC Version 1.0.22

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:00:00 PM EDT

  • Various Bug Fixes and Improvements

StroboPLUS HDC Version 1.0.21

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 2:00:00 PM EDT

  • Various Bug Fixes and Improvements

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 Pitch Holder™ mounting bracket for the:  • StroboPlus HD  • StroboFlip tuner  • BBS-1 Body Beat Sync. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

Pitch Holder

$29.99

Pitch Holder™ mounting bracket for the: • StroboPlus HD • StroboFlip tuner • BBS-1 Body Beat Sync
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 The Peterson TP-3 Clip-On Tuning Pickup includes a more sensitive piezo pickup than any previous model to improve the signal transmission of your acoustic instrument into your tuner. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

TP-3 Clip-On Pickup

$16.95

The Peterson TP-3 Clip-On Tuning Pickup includes a more sensitive piezo pickup than any previous model to improve the signal transmission of your acoustic instrument into your tuner. The larger opening can now accommodate even the most challenging placement. Higher gripping tension ensures that the TP-3 stays in place without damaging your instrument. Use with any instrument and any tuner. Totally isolate your instrument from any other sound in the room, permitting confident tuning even in the noisiest environments Clips onto the lead pipe, barrel of a flute, or any round tubing on horns with no marring to the instrument Jaws feature padded ends to clip on the bell of the horn of brass instruments or various parts of a stringed instrument. No batteries required. 1/4" input jack is compatible with many instrument tuners. Long, heavy-duty cord with strain relief for added durability and longer life. The perfect accessory when used with original Peterson tuning hardware.
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 USB Charger for: - Body Beat Sync® metronome. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

USB AC Adapter/Charger

$14.99

USB Charger for: - Body Beat Sync® metronome. - StroboPlus HD 5V/.5A
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 Swivel Mount for attaching StroboPlus HD to Pitch Holder clamp. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

Swivel Mount for StroboPlus HD/HDC

$14.99

Swivel Mount for attaching StroboPlus HD to Pitch Holder clamp. Designed for mounting to a mic stand, music stand, or pedal steel leg. Can also be used with the Body BeatSync metronome.
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 Complete assembly for mounting the StroboPlus HD to a mic stand, music stand, or pedal steel leg. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

StroboPlus HD/HDC Pitch Holder Assembly

$34.95

Complete assembly for mounting the StroboPlus HD to a mic stand, music stand, or pedal steel leg. The Pitch Holder clamp and swivel mount are included. Can also be used with the Body BeatSync metronome.
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Micro USB for StroboPLUS/Clip/Stomp HD /

$12.00

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 StroboPLUS HD / HDC Li-ion battery 1000MAH 3. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

StroboPLUS HD / HDC Replacement Battery

$26.99

StroboPLUS HD / HDC Li-ion battery 1000MAH 3.7V
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 Protect your StroboPLUS HD or StroboPLUS HDC from harm with this thermoformed EVA foam series case from Peterson. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

StroboPLUS HD/HDC Case

$29.99

Protect your StroboPLUS HD or StroboPLUS HDC from harm with this thermoformed EVA foam series case from Peterson. This case offers serious protection for the StroboPLUS series tuners and makes transporting them both convenient and comfortable. Accurately sized to keep the StroboPLUS firmly in place. Easily keep your charging cable and wall adaptor with your tuner between gigs. Built-in foam cut-out slot will keep your charging/data cable in place. The inside mesh pocket can accommodate packs of strings or guitar picks to keep handy with your tuner. An easy-glide zipper keeps the case closed during transport. RECOMMENDATION: When adding items to inner pocket, please insert the tuner with the display side down for maximum screen protection.
  • Lightweight, semi-rigid design
  • Durable and long wearing
  • Weather resistant material - NOT waterproof
  • Decorative Peterson logo on case lid
  • Foam insert is removable
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 Remote Vibrating Clip for:  • BB-1 Body Beat Metronome  • BBS-1 Body Beat Sync  • StroboPlus HD • StroboPLUS HDC • Color is black. | Peterson Strobe Tuners

Body Beat Vibe Clip ( Black )

$19.95

Remote Vibrating Clip for: • BB-1 Body Beat Metronome • BBS-1 Body Beat Sync • StroboPlus HD • StroboPLUS HDC • Color is black.
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USB-C Cable for PLUS-HDC/CLIP-HDC/STOMP-Mini/

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