iStroboSoft vs Piper's Metronome

Usage questions? ***Please contact us before posting an issue in the reviews.*** Peterson Support at info@strobosoft.com or call 708.388.3311 M-F 8am-5pm (CST) TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS FOR OVER 70 YEARS. ---iStroboSoft for iOS--- Peterson Strobe Tuners' popular StroboSoft tuning application for iPhone and iPad. iStroboSoft™ offers the unmatched accuracy of a mechanical strobe tuner for the highest degree of precision available in a software tuning application. Plug in and tune your electrics and acoustics quickly and easily with 1/10th cent accuracy. Peterson Tuners has offered tuning solutions for over 70 years and is the only company specializing in hardware and software tuning products for all levels of musicians. FEATURES: • Stand-by mode to reduce battery usage or freeze the display. • Guided Mode Tuning offers an alternate strobe display that slows the strobe bands one-by-one as you come closer to tune. • Speed control for strobe display; dampen the response for a longer note display. • 12 Temperaments with adjustable root control. • Display all sharps note display. • Assisted Low Note Detection (ALND) helps capture very low frequencies. • Mains hum filter option reduces the chances of the tuner latching on to 50 or 60Hz cycle hum when using a direct line-in connection or while using the app during device charging. • Smooth, real-time strobe display allows you to achieve an unmatched level of accuracy. • Note/Octave window displays the correct note and octave for the note being tuned. • Cents display allows you to see how far out of tune your note is in cent values. • Tune in auto or manual mode. • Toggle the display to show: cents, Hz, MIDI note value for the note being tuned. • Glowing flat/sharp indicators assist when tuning a note very far from the target position. • Noise filter: Use the noise filter when utilizing an external mic or clip-on tuning device to help reduce the effect of extraneous environmental noise during tuning. • Input boost: The input boost will raise all input frequencies by +24dB. • Calibration mode: iStroboSoft can be calibrated to an external source guaranteeing 1/10th cent accuracy. • Drop/Capo mode: iStroboSoft will auto-transpose notes up or down to one full octave. • Adjustable Concert A: Change the Concert A reference of the tuner to accommodate tuning to a fixed instrument, such as a piano, or tune instruments that do not utilize the typical Western A440 reference. • Full screen mode permits the strobe display to be maximized on screen to allow better viewing from a distance. • Change strobe display colors to accommodate different lighting environments or set a preferred user color for those with limited color palette recognition. Use the built-in mic on your device for tuning or connect directly via the headphone jack using an approved adaptor cable or interface. Devices without a headphone jack can connect a pickup or mic using the lightning-to-audio adaptor. Support via email at: info@strobosoft.com or call 708.388.3311 M-F 8am-5pm (CST)

The Piper's Metronome™ is easy-to-use. Achieve greater control and precision with your playing with this one-of-a-kind, totally intuitive metronome packed with powerful tools built all styles of bagpipe music. The easy-to-follow, ring-style display makes playing along easy and fun. Smart Presets make it quick to get started with easy-to-understand, pre-programmed settings for every type of pipe tune and one-tap speed levels tailored for every tune type. Customize everything for your own personal look and feel. Learn and master the expression of your tunes with the powerful Pulsing and Rhythm settings. These ground-breaking tools allow you to adjust and customize the pulsing, pointing, beat-emphasis, and rhythmic stress to achieve the perfect feel for pipe style tunes, such as 2/4 marches, strathspeys, reels and more. Build, save and share custom sets. It’s easy to create sets for MSRs, Medleys, or any other combination of tunes with introductions, including pipe band style attacks. Add your tunes and customize the transitions with time signature and tempo changes, and any number of bars or beats. Save all of your sets and share with friends and bandmates in a single click. It's easy and quick to get started: • Press the button to choose your tune type (default is 4/4 March). • Set your tempo quickly using one of these ways: • Use the tempo adjustment slider. Make finer adjustments using the + and - buttons. • Tap in your desired tempo using the Tap button. • Choose a pre-set speed from the Level button (1: slowest, 5 is fastest) • Tap the Rhythm button to add additional rhythmic patterns. • Choose your Pulsing level to enhance your musical expression. • Press the play button. Enjoy! The Piper's Metronome™ is a powerful and full-featured metronome that will help you achieve better musicality and control. Try it out for free and then upgrade to the paid version to unleash all the super amazing features, including creating custom tune sets like MSRs and Medleys and sharing them with your friends.