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I want to add a strobe tuner app to my cell phone, it runs Android. Want to use it for checking frequencies while tapping braces, tops, etc. Anyone use one? Which is the best?

Thanks!

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I think most people like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... uner&hl=en

I use it on ios.

Sorry, I didn’t catch the tapping tops thing first time around. Are you looking for an FFT?

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I have not bought it yet, but I think I'm going to try the Peterson app. There's a promo on their website.

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For tap tones you will need an FFT. A strobe tuner won't help. The Peterson app StroboSoft is a pretty good strobe tuner for the Android.

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Thanks for the suggestions, but have another question. What is an FFT, and can i get one for my phone? Seems i read somewhere that for tap tuning, to check resonance frequencies, a modern electric guitar tuner will not work. But a Strobe tuner will, and apparently the Peterson strobe app is pretty good. What do i need? Any recommendations?

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Phil

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"Those who tilt at windmills are only considered insane by those who can't see the dragon."

What most people use FFT for is to see the overtones and their strength when tapping a top (or any other part), while strobe tuners only focus on the fundamental for tuning up.

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FFT stands for Fast Fourier Transform and it's an algorithm used to generate an audio spectrum from a sound source that can then be visualized.

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I use this one. It's pretty good and it's free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... lyze&hl=en

Are the mics on phones good enough for this sort of thing? Or perhaps you are buying a mic for the phone too?

Do I need this??? It would no doubt impress clients!

"Are the mics on phones good enough for this sort of thing? Or perhaps you are buying a mic for the phone too?"
Since we're only interested in freq. response I think the mics. are good enough.

"Do I need this??? It would no doubt impress clients!"
Real handy if one follows a similar procedure as to Gore, Gilet books. Usually I use Visual Analyser/ Shure SM58 mic./ and pc
for spectrum analysis but the one I referenced above gives very close results and is always close by and at the ready no matter
where I am.