Studio TBS-001 Digital Drum Tuner - Clip-On Tuner for Acoustic Drum Kits

Great tool when used properly. It doesn't replace using your ears entirely since tuning to specific hertz frequencies alone will sound different depending on the combination of drum construction and drum head being used. However, the Tune-Bot is especially useful for tuning up brand new heads more quickly, and for making quick fine-tuning adjustments after your drums have detuned a bit. The Tune-Bot honestly has a bunch of extra features that I don't have any need for, but they're there if you want them. My only gripe would be that it does seem to struggle a bit with snare drum resonant head readings. You'll need to put the tuner in "high frequency" mode and move the tuner in between every 2 lugs all the way around the drum to get the most accurate readings, I have found. Also, make sure the tuner itself is firmly clamped only to the rim, not the drumhead itself, since contact with the head will change the pitch and give you an inaccurate reading. Overall though, I'm very happy with it. Use it every time I tune my drums now.

My husband is a drummer, and this tuner has really helped his drum kit sound better. He used to tune by ear and with phone apps, which took a lot of time and weren’t always accurate. With the Tune-Bot Studio TBS-001, he can tune his drums faster and get the same sound every time. After a short time learning how it works, he found it easy to use, and the clip stays in place on the hoop. It feels solid and fits well with the clip on his DW Kit. We were worried the weight would make it unstable, but it feels secure. Now his drums have more clarity and punch, and even I can hear the difference. If you want a simple way to get a better drum sound, this tuner is a good choice. My husband is very happy with it.

Great product I love it. Makes life so much easier for me. Now with this product you could tune your drums to another level. Love it !

UPDATE: I just changed all the heads on eight drums in about 30 minutes. It doesn't get any easier than that, and the results were dead on as always. This is one of the best gadgets I've ever purchased! ORIGINAL REVIEW: As a new drummer, I have really struggled with tuning. The DrumDial lets you get even tension on the head at all lug positions, but if you blindly follow the needle on the dial, you can merrily over-torque your lugs to the point of warping your hoops. The Evans torque key lets you get even torque on all the lugs, but discovering the correct target torque is fiddly, and imprecise. Neither of these tuning aids really has anything to do with the pitch of the drum, and neither one can help you get your drums in tune with each other. After using both of these devices along with my ear, I finally got my drums in some kind of tune. When I heard about the Tune-Bot Gig, I was skeptical about dropping more money on yet another tuning gadget, but I was also intrigued. I let the thing sit around for a few days before I finally tried it, and then I struggled briefly figuring out how to use it correctly. I really wasn't set up to be a fan of this gadget, but then I worked through the issues. I started by finding the one tom I liked the best, and determining what pitch it played. Next, I used the Android app to generate a tuning for my set of toms with something close to that pitch in that position. Finally, I tuned all five toms to that scheme, moving some a lot more than others, and then I tuned my snare to a note exactly halfway between the two highest toms. Basically the trick to this is to ignore the fundamental pitch, and tune each head to the specified lug pitch individually, then check your work afterwards by letting both heads resonate. You will find the tunings they suggest are spot on for producing a desired fundamental pitch, even if you are doing something apparently weird with the lug pitch. In maybe 30 minutes of work with the Tune-Bot, I really dialed in the focus knob on my kit. WOW! The toms are still highly resonant, the way I prefer them, but I have solved at least 75% of my snare buzz resonance problems by positioning the snare on a different note from any of the toms. The intervals between the toms have smoothed out, and it is suddenly apparent how much worse they sounded before. My lowest tom came up a lot in pitch, but it still thunders nicely, while my nice high tom came down just a hair to sit on a note that works better with the rest of the toms. That definitely made a positive difference, and it didn't take very much work to get there. I am highly amused with this gadget! If Amazon had half stars, I would deduct half a star, because the Tune-Bot really had some serious problems with the higher pitched drums. The target is 258 Hz, for example, and you're tuning 220, 230, 240, 250, 253, 375. Wait, what? How did I go all the way to 375 with that tiny adjustment? The answer is that I didn't. I know from my experience building tuned wind chimes that it is very hard to tune percussive things with a conventional chromatic auto tuner. The apparent fundamental frequency you hear is made up of a very complex mixture of different overtones, which is also how you can tune each head to some apparently ludicrous pitch, and end up yielding a much lower fundamental once both heads are free to resonate. What happens with the Tune-Bot is that sometimes it picks out the wrong overtone, and it shows you that pitch, instead of the pitch of the overtone you are working on tuning. Working through that aspect of things was the most fiddly part of using the Tune-Bot, but by moving the unit to the opposite side of the drum from the lug I was tuning, and by relying on my ear to tell me that I hadn't really jumped 100 Hz in pitch, I was finally able to muddle through and get everything tuned quite impressively well. Even the Tune-Bot doesn't replace your ears, but it helps a great deal, and combined with the app or the tuning builder on the website, the complete system really helps you target and achieve a tuning that works very well. Considering how poorly a standard chromatic auto-tuner performs at this kind of task, what they have achieved with this gadget is truly impressive.

Great little tuner to help you get your drums dialed in just right. A bit tricky at first to know just how to best use this and I suggest you watch some youtube vids demonstrating how best to use a tunebot. The unit is well made and works well in determining drum head resonance and fundamental frequencies.

I have used many tuners over the decades, mainly guitar tuners of various types (none of which would work with drums, by the way) and after much consideration I decided I needed a Tune-Bot because they appeared to accurately capture pitch, so I got the Tune-Bot Studio. And am I glad I did! This thing is awesome. It is very accurate and works flawlessly for tuning. The drum set saves idea is great and works very well but my only complaint is that you can't manually configure a kit without the unit detecting the tone when it is played. It would be nice to be able to be away from the kit with the TBS and be able to enter pitch numbers manually. Basically, building a tune-set while chilling on the couch. That would be a fantastic feature! Still, this thing is great. Best thing for accurate and reliable tuning. You can literally tune your kit to the band.

I was surprised at how small and compact this is. It's easy to set up ..comes with a handy pouch. Helps my knee ..I use twice daily and I find it's helping with the pain .

Bel outil et facile d’utilisation

電子ドラムと生ドラムを隣り合わせに配置していて、双方の音程差異に違和感があったので、このチューナーを使ってチューニングを合わせました。生ドラムは、叩いているうちに音程が下がってきますから、表示数値を頼りにこまめなチューニングが出来るので重宝しています。

Productazo!!..Si no quieres ir a obscuras al tensar tus tambores este producto es un "must" en tu arsenal de herramientas, la verdad te hace la vida mucho más sencilla, requiere que leas el manual con detenimiento pero una vez entendido es muy fácil de utilizar, lo recomiendo ampliamente!!

O afinador tune-bot dispensa comentários, tem uma ótima precisão e leitura, mas atenção, exige um certo conhecimento de afinação básica para poder tirar o máximo proveito, se entender de frequências e notas musicais melhor ainda, só me arrependo de não ter comprado a mais tempo pois é sensacional.