PiaTune - best app for the price!
Most of the professional apps for piano tuning can do just fine on excellent pianos. The real challenges for apps are often the smaller pianos, and PiaTune outshines the rest due to both the measuring and graphing functions that allow the user to customize the tuning calculation. The developer has added specific enhancements that work well even with spinets. Combined with an effective pitch adjustment process has made getting the best sounding tunings out of so many different sized instruments during a regular tuning appointment.
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Worth it for me
I’m not a professional piano tuner, but this app along with my limited piano tech knowledge from college is enough for me to tune my piano. It’s not perfect, but it’s close enough to not be annoying.
I just did my second full tuning with this app, and I was delighted to see that my tuning profile from last year was still in the app. Saved a ton of time and effort.
I just did my second full tuning with this app, and I was delighted to see that my tuning profile from last year was still in the app. Saved a ton of time and effort.
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Response from developer
Thank you Kitreh. Normally, PiaTune produces excellent results. Could you please recheck your inharmonicity measurements and stretch settings.
Update: Keeps crashing
Update: the new version seems to be running smoothly. Thank you!
Original: When it works, it’s a great tool. Unfortunately my app keeps crashing and is no longer usable.
Original: When it works, it’s a great tool. Unfortunately my app keeps crashing and is no longer usable.
Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Please update your app to Version 3.0 to solve the crash issue.
Unreliable - freezes
App freezes randomly, sometimes quits on second note doing first run and locks out completely. Had to completely restart and clear other apps to leave enough free memory for stability. Tried on iPhone 6s & iPhone SE, iOS 12,10.
iPhone SE input detection with external input a little sensitive.
Latest conundrum is C#III in the temperament setup. Can't detect the input frequency - just indicated "nan" Hz & so it won't capture any frequency data as it can't recognise the input. (Direct input from Rhodes electric piano)
Same behaviour, two different iOS devices.
iPhone SE input detection with external input a little sensitive.
Latest conundrum is C#III in the temperament setup. Can't detect the input frequency - just indicated "nan" Hz & so it won't capture any frequency data as it can't recognise the input. (Direct input from Rhodes electric piano)
Same behaviour, two different iOS devices.
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Response from developer
By design PiaTune will not advance to next note unless the progress bar is full and there is a check mark next to the note, indicating that inharmonicity measurement is complete. The note must be played repeatedly in order to complete the inharmonicity measurement. Please check video tutorials and user manual for reference on https://piatune.com Best regards, Please note that PiaTune is designed to work with acoustic pianos only. Please contact at support@piatune.com for further assistance.
