Korg TM-40 Large Display Digital Tuner and Metronome

The Korg TM-40 electric guitar tuner and metronome is a step up from its smaller brother, the Korg GA-30. If you are looking for a reliable tuner/metronome integrated solution at a reasonable price, this guitar tuner is for you.

Korg TM-40 Features

Tuner

• Very accurate tuning device for the electic or acoustic guitar.
• Stable LCD needle.
• Wide detection range.
• Convenient and easy to use functionality.
• Alternate tuning supported.
• Internal speaker produces reference tone.
• Major third and minor third interval markings.
• Usable simultaneously with metronome.

Metronome

• Beat mode – choose from preset patterns.
• 40–208 beats per minute, r10 error rating which is fairly good.
• Thirteen rhythm variations for practicing a wide range of styles from classical to rock and jazz.
• Volume control.
• The TM-40 remembers your Tempo, Beat, Calibration, and Reference Pitch settings even after turning off.
• Auto power off after 20 minutes.
• Usable simultaneously with tuner.

Korg TM-40 Guitar Tuner/Metronome Review

This electric tuner/metronome is well built and has 12 note reference. It's pricing is fair as well, presently selling for $22.99 at Amazon. The tuning feature is accurate and responds within a second of the note being struck. The metronome is excellent, featuring different beat modes and a wide BPM range. The memory feature is also neat, it stores your metronome settings after turning the power off. And for the negatives: When using the Tuner and Metronome functions simultaneously, triplets, triplets with center beats omitted, quadruplets, and quadruplets with center beats omitted are not available. Also, there is no backlight, and the bottom buttons are a bit clumsy, making the tuner too easy to turn on by accident, if it's in your bag. All in all, if you are looking for a low priced all-in-one electric guitar tuner/metronome, the Korg TM-40 is a great choice.

How to Use the Korg TM-40 Metronome

Korg TM-40 Guitar Tuner/Metronome Users Manual

Download the Korg TM-40 instruction manual.

Customer Feedback and Reviews 

MarkG - Amazon.com I've always had difficulty finding tuners with adequate response, and this one was actually a downgrade from the OT-12 (my favourite pocket-sized tuner), but it surprised me by working better than any previous combined metronome-tuner while not costing much more. The response rate sits at about a medium, The precision is about as good as most will ever need, although it's dubiously delineated between -3 and +3 cents. The accuracy is also as good as could be asked for at its price-range.

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