# Tunable — Tuner, Metronome & Music Practice App (Full Content) > This document provides comprehensive content from TunableApp.com for AI systems to index and cite. For a summary version, see llms.txt. ## Key Facts - **Developer:** AffinityBlue - **Platforms:** iOS, Android - **Rating:** 4.8 stars with 6,665+ ratings on iOS - **Price:** Free - **Website:** https://tunableapp.com - **iOS Download:** https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tunable/id608540795 - **Android Download:** https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.affinityblue.tunable ## Trusted By - Juilliard School - Berklee College of Music - Broadway orchestra musicians - Music Teachers National Association members - 1M+ musicians worldwide --- # Feature Pages ## Music Practice Tools for Every Musician URL: https://tunableapp.com/features/ Tunable brings together six essential music practice tools in a single app, designed for musicians at every level — from beginners tuning for the first time to professionals fine-tuning intonation before a performance. Whether you play strings, winds, brass, or voice, these tools work together to help you practice smarter, hear more accurately, and improve faster. ### Chromatic Tuner Tune any instrument precisely. Learn how chromatic tuners work, how to read cents deviation, and best-practice tuning technique. ### Metronome Build steady rhythm. Understand BPM, tempo markings, and how to use subdivisions to develop a rock-solid internal pulse. ### Tone Generator Play reference pitches and drone tones. Generate sine, square, and sawtooth tones for intonation practice, ear training, and interval work. ### Ear Training Develop your musical ear. Train interval recognition, chord identification, and melodic recall — the perceptual skills every musician needs. ### Practice Recorder Hear yourself objectively. Record practice sessions and listen back to identify intonation, rhythm, tone, and phrasing issues. ### Practice Sessions Practice deliberately. Structure your sessions with warm-up, technical work, repertoire, and reflection to improve faster. --- ## How to Use a Chromatic Tuner URL: https://tunableapp.com/tuner/ A chromatic tuner is a device or app that detects the pitch your instrument produces — via microphone — compares it to a reference frequency, and shows you precisely how flat or sharp you are in cents. Whether you play violin, trumpet, guitar, or any other instrument, tuning is not optional: it is the foundation of intonation and ensemble blend. ### How a Chromatic Tuner Works Your instrument produces a sound wave. The tuner's microphone captures that sound. A digital signal processor runs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) or similar pitch detection algorithm to identify the dominant frequency in the signal — your pitch. It matches that frequency to the nearest note on the chromatic scale and displays the note name along with how far you are from that note's target frequency. ### Reading Cents Deviation Deviation is measured in cents. One cent is 1/100 of a semitone, so 100 cents equals one half step. For most musical contexts, ±5 cents is the accepted "in tune" threshold. Trained ensemble players often aim tighter — within ±2 cents. The professional standard for sustained notes in chamber and orchestral contexts is ±2 cents. ### Tips for Accurate Tuning - Warm up the instrument first. Cold brass instruments go flat; cold strings go sharp. - Tune in the performance environment. Temperature and humidity affect pitch. - Use a consistent bow stroke or embouchure. Produce the note the same way you would in performance. - Tune open strings first, then check intervals by ear. --- ## How to Practice with a Metronome URL: https://tunableapp.com/metronome/ A metronome is a device or app that produces a steady pulse at a set tempo. Rhythm is foundational to all music: without it, even technically correct notes sound wrong. Tempo is measured in BPM (beats per minute). At 60 BPM, one beat occurs every second. At 120 BPM, two beats occur every second. BPM is the universal language of tempo. ### How a Metronome Works A metronome produces an audible click (or visual flash) at a rate you set in BPM. The click represents the beat — the fundamental pulse of the music. A critical concept is subdivision: the notes that fall between the main beats. ### Common Tempo Markings and BPM Ranges - Larghissimo: Extremely slow, < 24 BPM - Largo: Very slow, broadly, 40–60 BPM - Andante: Walking pace, 76–108 BPM - Moderato: Moderate, 108–120 BPM - Allegro: Fast, lively, 120–168 BPM - Vivace: Lively and fast, 156–176 BPM - Presto: Very fast, 168–200 BPM - Prestissimo: Extremely fast, > 200 BPM --- # Music Theory Reference ## Music Scales — Major, Minor, Pentatonic & More URL: https://tunableapp.com/scales/ Explore all 25 scale types used in Western and contemporary music — from the foundational major and minor scales to pentatonic, modal, jazz, and exotic scales. Every scale includes the note names, interval formula, and diatonic chord qualities in all 12 keys. ### What Is a Musical Scale? A scale is an ordered set of notes defined by a specific pattern of intervals — the distances between each step. Together, the notes of a scale form the raw material for melody and harmony. When you play a song "in the key of C major," you are drawing from the seven notes of the C major scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Change the interval pattern and you get an entirely different scale with a different character. ### Scale Categories - **Diatonic Scales:** Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor - **Pentatonic Scales:** Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, Blues Scale - **Modal Scales:** Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian - **Jazz & Advanced Scales:** Whole Tone, Diminished, Lydian Dominant, Super Locrian, Bebop - **Other Scales:** Chromatic, Hungarian Minor, Double Harmonic --- ## Chord Types — Triads, Sevenths & Jazz Chords URL: https://tunableapp.com/chords/ Explore all 20 chord types used across Western and contemporary music — from foundational triads and seventh chords to suspended, added tone, and extended harmony. Every chord type includes the complete interval formula, note names in all 12 roots, and inversions. ### What Is a Chord? A chord is three or more notes sounded together, creating harmony. Chords are built by stacking intervals — typically thirds — above a root note. ### Chord Families - **Triads:** Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished - **Seventh Chords:** Major 7th, Dominant 7th, Minor 7th, Diminished 7th, Half-Diminished 7th - **Minor Variants:** Minor-Major 7th - **Suspended Chords:** Sus2, Sus4 - **Added Tone Chords:** Add9, 6th, Minor 6th - **Power Chords:** Power Chord (5th) - **Augmented & Extended:** Augmented, 9th, 11th, 13th --- ## Musical Modes — Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian & More URL: https://tunableapp.com/modes/ Modes are rotations of a parent scale — each starting on a different degree and producing a unique tonal color. The five church modes (Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian) are rotations of the major scale. Lydian Dominant and Super Locrian come from the melodic minor scale and are widely used in jazz. ### What Are Musical Modes? A mode is a type of scale built by starting on a different degree of a parent scale and treating that degree as the new tonal center. The major scale itself is a mode — called Ionian — and each of its seven degrees produces a distinct mode. - **Dorian** (2nd degree): minor with a bright raised 6th — heard in funk, jazz, and folk - **Phrygian** (3rd degree): distinctive flattened 2nd — evokes flamenco and metal - **Lydian** (4th degree): raised 4th creates a dreamy, floating quality — used in film scores - **Mixolydian** (5th degree): major with a flattened 7th — the sound of blues-rock and country - **Locrian** (7th degree): the most dissonant, with a diminished fifth and minor second - **Lydian Dominant:** combines Lydian's raised 4th with Mixolydian's flat 7th - **Super Locrian (Altered scale):** flattens every possible note above the root — go-to for dominant chord alterations in bebop --- ## Music Intervals — Perfect, Major, Minor & More URL: https://tunableapp.com/intervals/ Explore all 17 music intervals from perfect unison through the major thirteenth — the mathematical building blocks of melody, harmony, and chord construction. Every interval includes the semitone count, just intonation ratio, ear training reference, and note pair examples. ### What Is a Musical Interval? An interval is the distance in pitch between two notes. Intervals are the most fundamental unit of music theory — scales are defined by their interval patterns, and chords are stacked intervals. ### Interval Qualities - **Perfect Intervals:** Unison (0 semitones), Fourth (5), Fifth (7), Octave (12) - **Major Intervals:** Second (2), Third (4), Sixth (9), Seventh (11) - **Minor Intervals:** Second (1), Third (3), Sixth (8), Seventh (10) - **Augmented Intervals:** Augmented Fourth/Tritone (6) - **Diminished Intervals:** Diminished Fifth/Tritone (6) --- ## Key Signatures — All Major & Minor Keys URL: https://tunableapp.com/keys/ Explore all 30 major and minor key signatures used in Western music — from the simple C major (no accidentals) to the complex enharmonic keys. Every key includes the complete key signature, diatonic chords, relative and parallel key links, and scale cross-references. --- ## Chord Progressions — Common Patterns for Every Genre URL: https://tunableapp.com/chord-progressions/ Explore chord progressions used across pop, rock, jazz, blues, classical, and more. Each progression includes Roman numeral analysis, resolved chord names in every key, and real song examples. ### Genres Covered Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Folk & Country, Modal & Alternative, Metal & Punk, Funk & R&B, Gospel & Soul, Latin & Bossa Nova --- ## Musical Note Frequency Reference URL: https://tunableapp.com/notes/ Individual pages for all 153 notes (C0 through B8) with frequencies across 16 temperaments and 5 concert pitches. --- ## Circle of Fifths — Interactive Key & Chord Tool URL: https://tunableapp.com/circle-of-fifths/ The interactive circle of fifths lets you hear every major and minor key, explore diatonic chords, and build chord progressions. All 12 major keys and their relative minors are arranged so adjacent keys differ by exactly one accidental. --- ## Tempo Markings — Italian Terms & BPM Guide URL: https://tunableapp.com/tempo/ Explore Italian tempo markings used in classical and contemporary music. Each marking includes its BPM range, literal meaning, etymology, example pieces, and practice advice. --- ## BPM Chart — Beats Per Minute for Every Tempo URL: https://tunableapp.com/bpm/ Browse beats-per-minute values from 40 to 220+. Each BPM page shows the matching Italian tempo markings, common genres, example songs, and opens directly in the free metronome. --- ## Time Signatures in Music — Simple, Compound & Odd Meters URL: https://tunableapp.com/time-signature/ Explore time signatures from simple duple to irregular odd meters. Each entry covers beat groupings, how to count, common genres, and example pieces. ### Types of Time Signatures - **Simple Time:** 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 - **Compound Time:** 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 - **Irregular & Odd Meters:** 5/4, 7/8 --- ## Rhythm Patterns — Note Values, Counting & Practice URL: https://tunableapp.com/rhythm/ Explore rhythm patterns from whole notes to complex genre grooves. Each pattern explains how to count it, common mistakes, a practice exercise, and suggested metronome BPM ranges. ### Categories - Note Values (whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth) - Modifications (dotted notes, ties, tuplets) - Techniques (syncopation, swing, ghost notes) - Genre Patterns (bossa nova, shuffle, funk) --- ## Musical Temperaments — Equal, Pythagorean & Historical Tunings URL: https://tunableapp.com/temperaments/ Complete guide to all 16 musical temperaments. Temperament is the system by which all 12 pitches of the octave are tuned — the precise allocation of intervals across the chromatic scale. ### Temperament Categories - **Equal Temperament:** 12-tone equal temperament (12-TET) — divides the octave into 12 identical semitones - **Pythagorean Tuning:** Based on stacked pure fifths (3:2 ratio) - **Just Intonation:** Based on simple whole-number frequency ratios - **Meantone Temperaments:** Quarter-comma meantone and variants — optimized for pure major thirds - **Well Temperaments:** Werckmeister, Kirnberger, Vallotti — all keys playable with distinct characters --- # Instruments & Tuning ## Musical Instruments Guide URL: https://tunableapp.com/instruments/ Individual pages for instruments across all families (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, voice) with tuning ranges, standard tunings, and related resources. Sub-pages per instrument for fingering charts, positions, range, and tuning details. --- ## Instrument Fingering Charts URL: https://tunableapp.com/fingering-charts/ SVG fingering/position diagrams for woodwind, brass, and string instruments. --- ## Transposing Instruments — Written vs. Concert Pitch Guide URL: https://tunableapp.com/transposition/ A transposing instrument is one where the written pitch differs from the sounding pitch. When a Bb clarinet player reads a written C and plays it, the note that sounds is a Bb — a major second lower. ### Key-Transposing Instruments - Bb Instruments: Bb Clarinet, Bb Trumpet, Bb Soprano Sax, Bb Tenor Sax - Eb Instruments: Eb Alto Sax, Eb Baritone Sax, Eb Clarinet - F Instruments: French Horn, English Horn - A Instruments: A Clarinet - G Instruments: Alto Flute ### Octave-Transposing Instruments - Piccolo (sounds octave higher) - Double Bass (sounds octave lower) - Guitar (sounds octave lower) --- ## Concert Pitch Reference URL: https://tunableapp.com/concert-pitch/ Reference pages for A=440, A=432, A=442, A=443, and A=415 Hz standards with full chromatic frequency tables. --- ## Frequency to Note Reference URL: https://tunableapp.com/frequencies/ Individual pages for notable frequencies including solfeggio frequencies, concert pitch standards, and standard note frequencies. --- ## Musical Notation Systems URL: https://tunableapp.com/notations/ Individual pages for each notation system: letter-name, number, solfege, German, Carnatic, and Hindustani. Includes Fixed Do vs. Moveable Do comparison. --- # Free Online Tools ## Free Chromatic Tuner URL: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/ Browser-based chromatic tuner that works with any instrument using your device microphone. Available instrument-specific pages: - Guitar Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/guitar/ - Violin Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/violin/ - Ukulele Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/ukulele/ - Flute Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/flute/ - Trumpet Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/trumpet/ - Clarinet Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/clarinet/ - Alto Saxophone Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/alto-saxophone/ - Tenor Saxophone Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/tenor-saxophone/ - French Horn Tuner: https://tunableapp.com/free-tuner/french-horn/ ## Free Online Metronome URL: https://tunableapp.com/free-metronome/ --- # User Guide & FAQ - Documentation: https://tunableapp.com/guide/ - Tuner Settings: https://tunableapp.com/guide/documentation/tuner/settings/ - Metronome Settings: https://tunableapp.com/guide/documentation/metronome/settings/ - Tone Generator Settings: https://tunableapp.com/guide/documentation/tone-generator/settings/ - Sessions & Recordings: https://tunableapp.com/guide/documentation/sessions-and-recordings/settings/ - General FAQ: https://tunableapp.com/guide/faq/general/ --- ## Contact - Email: apps@affinityblue.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AffinityBlue - Twitter: https://x.com/affinityblue - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tunableapp - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tunableapp