Different types of tuners
I use a clip-on tuner on my guitar. I play a string. If the LCD display turns green, that string is in tune. Otherwise, it shows if it is too high or too low.
I saw someone else's tuner a few years ago. It would display the names of notes played to it. That person was using it to tune various instruments. If I remember correctly, I sang notes into that tuner and it would tell me what notes they were, not just the 6 guitar-strings notes, but any notes I could sing in a scale.
Those are two very different types of tuners. Do they have names? I would like to purchase one like the second one I described. I don't know what to ask for.
I am not certain if remember this correctly, so I would appreciate any help into identifying what I am talking about. Thank you!
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Some tuners will be configured for a specific instrument, and only show the notes that the instrument uses. For example a "violin only" tuner would only show the notes G D A E on the tuner.
Tuners that show every half step / semitone are called chromatic tuners and give you the closest note name to pitch you are playing.
In some cases a tuner will have the ability to change settings to various instruments, or keep a chromatic list.
Besides physical tuners, there are apps for smartphones and tablets that will also provide tuning.
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