Uraha vs ShamiTune

Why a shamisen-dedicated tuner? The shamisen's distinctive tone — shaped by its percussive attack, rapid decay, rich harmonic overtones, and the characteristic sawari buzz — makes it notoriously difficult for general-purpose digital tuners to detect accurately. Uraha is purpose-built and optimized specifically for the shamisen. Why choose Uraha? ■ Record Your Own Shamisen — Recorded No two shamisen sound alike. Record your instrument at its perfectly tuned pitch, then play that recording back before every performance to tune your strings to it — not a generic reference pitch, but the character of your own instrument. Hear each take before you keep it, add a quick memo, and swipe away any you no longer need. Found in no other shamisen tuner app. ■ [New in Version 4.0] The Whole Tuning on One Screen Choose your key and tuning from two pickers, then work across the three strings side by side. Each string shows its note, its octave and its exact frequency, and keeps a check mark once you have held it in tune — so you can see at a glance how far through the instrument you are. Hold a string in tune for a second and Uraha advances to the next one on its own. ■ [New in Version 4.0] A Tuner That Measures the Right String The needle now reads against the string you selected, not simply the nearest note. Play the wrong string, or catch an overtone instead of the fundamental, and Uraha tells you so rather than reporting a confident match. ■ Ear Tuning with Authentic Shamisen Tone Uraha plays a synthesized tone that closely recreates the resonance and timbre of a real shamisen, so you can tune by ear the way musicians have for centuries. One tap sounds a string; hold to repeat it. Fine-tune the timbre to match your own instrument and preference. ■ Digital Tuner Optimized for Shamisen Calibrated specifically for the shamisen's pitch range and harmonic structure, Uraha detects the fundamental pitch far more reliably than conventional chromatic tuners — use it alongside ear tuning for precision you can see and hear. ■ Instrument-Type Presets Fine-tune the synthesized tone for Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, and more, then save up to three configurations as presets — ideal if you own multiple instruments or switch between genres. ■ Full Support for All Three Traditional Tunings Hon-choshi, Ni-agari, and San-sagari — accurate reference pitches for every standard shamisen tuning, one tap away. ■ Saved Tunings with Memos Save a key and tuning together with a note — the song, the piece, the player — and call it straight back from the saved list. Ideal for teachers tracking students' setups or performers managing multiple pieces. ■ Accessible by Design Every primary control — record, play, save, tune — includes VoiceOver labels, and the app fully supports both Light and Dark Mode. Who is Uraha for? Anyone who has struggled to tune a shamisen with a standard tuner; players of Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, or other specific styles; those who play multiple instruments or switch between genres; performers who need to match pitch with others in an ensemble; and anyone who needs reliable, repeatable tuning at rehearsal or on stage. A tuner built for the shamisen, by a shamisen player. Uraha supports your performance.

ShamiTune is a practice app for the Tsugaru shamisen. Tuning, tuner, metronome and tempo detection, all in one place. TUNING Supports the three standard tunings: honchoshi, niagari and sansagari. Pick a key from 1 to 12 and the app plays accurate reference tones for the first, second and third strings. Cycle playback repeats the three strings at a fixed interval, so you can keep the bachi in your hand and tune by ear. TUNER Detects the pitch through the microphone and shows the note name and the deviation on an arc meter. The reference pitch is adjustable from A4 = 435 to 446 Hz, and note names can be shown with sharps or flats. METRONOME BPM 30 to 300, with 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8 and 12/8 time signatures. Sixteenth-note subdivision, backbeat, and an accent on the first beat can all be toggled. Turn on Tempo Keep Practice and the sound and blinking stop for the number of bars you choose, training you to hold a steady tempo through the silence. TEMPO DETECTION Listens to your playing through the microphone and shows the tempo (BPM) you are actually playing at. ALSO - Clicks keep playing while the screen is locked or another app is open - Sound is produced even when the silent switch is on - Microphone audio is processed on your device only; nothing is recorded, stored or transmitted - No ads