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The Roadie Tuner is the first of its kind, allowing musicians to tune their string-instruments faster and more accurately with a robotic device. Hook the 5×8 cm. gizmo to any of your guitar's peg, strum a string, and watch Roadie work its musical magic. On Roadie's website, it claims that it is three times more efficient than the human ear, having an accuracy of 2 cents and a range of 55 Hz (A1) to 880 Hz (A5).
The tuner has a LiPo rechargable battery that has the capability of tuning 6,000 strings on one single charge. When Roadie runs out of charge, power it back up with Micro-USB charging.
Users can customize their tuning experience by creating their own tuning sounds; through the app, each string can be tuned higher or lower depending on personal preference. Roadie also enables you to change to alternate tunings, such as Drop-D. Running algorithms that are on the device will eliminate all background noise, and tune the instrument precisely.
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Electric guitar players can use the mobile device's microphone to detect audio emitted from an amplifier. Roadie comes with a Electric Guitar Adapter that's used to plug directly into your phone, eliminating all external noise.
Via low-energy 4.0 Bluetooth connectivity, Roadie creates a user interface through your smartphone. The downloadable app will identify the notes, analyze them, and send commands through your smartphone to the Roadie gadget.
The Roadie app creates a profile that tracks the health of the user's instrument. It identifies the elasticity and tonal sounds of the strings. People will receive updates on the condition of their instruments' strings and when they need to be changed.
When you need to change your instrument's strings, Roadie will assist you unwind and rewind a new pair.
The Roadie Tuner has already earned 36% of the company's $60,000 goal on Kickstarter.
You can pre-order your Roadie Tuner on Kickstater for $69.
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