Best tuner to use and keep in my case?

[rhatheway]

Is there a recommendation on the best tuner to use and keep in my case? I currently use a Korg TM-60, which isn't bad and also has a built in metronome (a handy feature), but the tuning sometimes doesn't seem to be extremely accurate compared to tuners other members of the trumpet section in my community band use (or conversely I could say those aren't as accurate compared to the one I use; I don't know which is the true statement).

As a comeback trumpet player (almost a year now), I want to ensure I'm using good equipment to help me continue to grow and expand my skills and abilities.

So..., what's the best tuner that you recommend, and why?
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[matthes93401]

Confirm the calibration is at 440Hz, assuming that's what your director wants. Easy to bump to calibration button by accident. I'm not aware of any issues with the Korg tuners.

[trickg]

This is an interesting question, because it also gives rise to the question of whether you "need" a tuner at all.

Seriously - I never owned a tuner until I started playing in an amplified party band, and there were a couple of reasons I got it.

1. It was loud so it was hard to hear and I was blowing harder than I would be in an unamplified situation.

2. We used backing tracks that were all recorded with keyboards and sometimes bass that were recorded on an A440 standard.

3. Because I was playing hard, if I was trying to lip the pitch up or down too far, I'd wear myself out faster than if I was playing in the center of the pitch.

Otherwise? I don't use a tuner much, and other than using one here and there as a spot check, I rely on my ears more than anything else.

So which tuner would be ideal? Korg makes a good tuner. The one I used was the Korg CA-30. I seriously doubt if your tuner isn't a good tuner, or is inherently inaccurate.

Perhaps you're overthinking it? IMO, unless you're the one responsible for setting the pitch, you don't need one at all.
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[mograph]

If you have an iPhone, SoundCorset is an app with both tuner and metronome. Bonus: the metronome can handle different meters (emphasizing the first beat), and supply a basic latin or swing beat.

... and you can use headphones with it, of course.

Downside is that it hears everybody else. In those situations, I use a clip-on tuner with piezo capabilities, picking up my horn vibrations. They're so cheap these days.
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[kehaulani]

Korg was my go-to tuner since way back.

You may already know this but if you don't, or have forgotten - do not blow your tuning note while looking at the tuner. That may cause you to subconsciously push the note up or down from it's center. Then, when you play, you'll be back to your out-of-tune note again.

Rather, play the best sounding note you can with the tone centered then look at your tuner and see if you need to adjust.
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[zaferis]

For tuner/metronome work in a practice session I have the Korg combo..

One that's in the bag is a clip-on, that picks up sound by vibration, which is better when there are others making noise - Snark Super Tight

Then TE Tuner on the phone, if I've forgotten the others or just a quick check and the phone or iPad is handy.
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