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pitchblack Portable
Polyphonic Tuner
Fast and accurate polyphonic tuning
Top-of-the-line tuner for guitar and bass
The pitchblack Portable is a guitar/bass polyphonic tuner that provides speedy and accurate tuning. The pitchblack Portable features a high-brightness LED display which provides excellent visibility, so that the pitch drift of each string is instantly and clearly visible. Korg's proprietary cable checker function is also built-in, letting you easily check for broken cables; making this unit the ideal choice for stage or studio use. The pitchblack portable lineup gives you a choice of three models: aluminum black, aluminum red, and aluminum silver. With an accuracy of +/-0.1 cents, the pitchblack Portable delivers a significant advance in guitar/bass tuning.
Key Features:
- Large, high-brightness LED display providing excellent visibility
- Rapid and precise polyphonic tuning, with the tuning of all strings visible at a glance
- String Seeker function
- Three meter display modes: regular, strobe, and half-strobe
- Ultra-high precision tuning of +/-0.1 cents (when using strobe meter)
- Ideal for “floating tremolo systems”
- Korg's proprietary automatic guitar/bass (4-6 string) detection
- Flat (5 Semitones), Capo (7 Semitones), and Drop-D tunings are also supported
- Cable Checker warns of broken or shorted cables
- Buffered output minimizes any change in audio quality
- Mute function lets you tune silently
- Cascade-connectable DC out
- Slim horizontal body fits anywhere
- Three choices of color: aluminum black, aluminum red, and aluminum silver
The large 150 mm wide display draws the player's attention with its gentle curves, and the colorful high-brightness LEDs provide excellent visibility. Whether it's placed by your feet, on top of your amp, or on a dimly-lit stage, the pitchblack Portable delivers superb visibility in any situation.
Rapid and precise polyphonic tuning, with the tuning of all strings visible at a glance
This tuner features the same newly-developed polyphonic tuning functionality as found on the pitchblack Poly. Play all open strings at once*, and the polyphonic meter (green/red) in the lower part of the unit will illuminate, showing you at a glance which strings require tuning. Just tune the strings that require tuning. (If all strings are perfectly in tune, you'll see a horizontal line of green LEDs.) With all open strings ringing out, turning the tuning peg of any string will cause the "String Seeker" function to automatically detect that string. The large meter (white/blue) found on the upper part of the unit will instantly zoom-in to show the tuning status so you can quickly and accurately tune the required string.
*By playing an individual string you can use the large meter for conventional chromatic tuning.
You can choose from three display modes for the large meter.
Regular Meter mode
As when using a needle-type meter tuner, tune the string so that the white LED in the center of the meter is lit. The illuminated LED will move to the right if the string is sharp, or toward the left if the string is flat.
Strobe Meter mode
Tune the string so that the LED meter illumination stops flowing. The illumination will flow from left to right if the string is sharp, or from right to left if the string is flat.
Half Strobe Meter mode
Tune the string so that the LED meter illumination stops flowing and only the center white LED is illuminated. The right side of the LED meter will strobe if the string is sharp; the left side if the string is flat. When the pitch is correct, only the center LED will be lit up.
When the strobe meter is selected, pitch discrepancies as small as +/-0.1 cents can be displayed, allowing ultra-high precision focused tuning that reveals even minute discrepancies.
Ideal for “floating tremolo systems”
Guitarists who use a “floating tremolo system” will have noticed that one out-of-tune string may affect the tuning of the other strings; so a single flat string may cause the other strings to sound sharp. With a traditional tuner, this may require tuning and retuning each string multiple times. The pitchblack Poly makes it easy to identify and correct the one flat string, causing the other strings to sound their correct pitch.
Automatic detection of guitar/bass, and support for flat, capo, and drop-D tuning
Korg's proprietary functionality will automatically detect whether the input signal is a guitar or bass (4-6 basses are supported). In addition to regular tuning, it's also easy to choose alternative tunings such as flat, capo, or drop-D.
Cable Checker function warns of broken or shorted cables
Korg's revolutionary Cable Checker function is built into the pitchblack Portable; simply connect the two ends of your monaural phone cable to the INPUT jack and the CABLE CHECK jack, and the display will tell you whether the cable is broken. This is a convenient way to avoid problems on stage or in the studio.
Buffered output minimizes any change in audio quality, and the Mute function lets you tune silently
The pitchblack Portable is designed with a buffered output to minimize any change or additional noise in the audio input signal. There's also a Mute function that lets you tune without producing sound from the OUTPUT jack, which is a real convenience for live performances.
A welcome addition to your pedalboard
The pitchblack Portable is sized like a pedal effect unit, and will conveniently fit into most effect pedalboard systems. In addition, the pitchblack Portable also provides a DC OUT jack that can be used to feed power to other effect pedals (when using the optional AC adapter). With a dedicated power supply circuit for the DC OUT, this jack is able to provide a stable and noiseless power supply (9V 200mA) that's equivalent to a dedicated effect pedal power supply. By connecting a commercially available DC cable, you can supply power to multiple effect pedals, allowing you to simplify the power connections in your pedalboard.
Slim horizontal body fits anywhere
The slim horizontal body made out of extruded aluminum occupies little space, easily fitting into a gap in your effect pedalboard, or placed on top of your amp.
Specifications
Tuning:
12 note equal temperament
Detection range:
E0 (20.60 Hz) ~ C8 (4186 Hz), sine wave
Calibration range:
A4 = 436-445 Hz (1 Hz steps)
Detection accuracy:
Tuning Mode:
Mono / Chromatic
Polyphonic / Guitar – Bass (Auto detection)
Display Mode:
Regular / Strobe / Half Strobe
*0.1 cent indication when using strobe
Flat / Capo:
Flat (b): Can tune down; up to five steps (Chromatic Scale)
Capo(#): Can transpose up; up to seven steps (Chromatic Scale)
Input impedance:
1 M Ohms (when tuner is on)
Current consumption:
Output current:
Connectors:
Input /Check (mono 1/4" jack)
Output (mono 1/4" jack)
Cable Check (mono 1/4" jack)
DC IN (9V)
DC OUT (9V)
Power supply:
AA Alkaline batteries (LR6) x 2
Optional AC adapter (9V)-ready
Battery life (Tuner on, Polyphonic tuning mode):
Approximately 15 hours of continuous use with the tuner on (LR6, using Polyphonic input continuously, Regular meter)
Dimensions (W x D x H):
161 × 60 × 33 mm / 6.34 x 2.36 x 1.30 inches (including rubber feet)
Weight:
268 g / 9.45 Oz. (including battery)
Accessories:
AA Alkaline batteries x 2 for verifying functionality
Options:
Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement.
News
WINTER NAMM, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January
24th, 2013 - Korg announces the newest addition to the Pitchblack family of
tuners, the Pitchblack
Portable Handheld Polyphonic Tuner for Guitar and Bass. This new,
compact tuner offers convenient tuning by enabling all strings to be tuned
simultaneously.
Despite its compact size, the Pitchblack Portable offers
high visibility in any environment via a large, horizontal LED display which
runs the entire width of the tuner body. Professional features include a String
Seeker function, which automatically detects the string that's being tuned, plus
a wide tuning/detection range. An integrated cable checker allows cables to be
quickly and easily checked for functionality. A buffered output is also included
to ensure superior rejection of any external noise.
In addition to saving
time and effort, polyphonic tuning is ideal for players using a floating tremolo
system. With this type of system, one string going flat may make the other
strings sound sharp. By displaying the tuning status of all strings at once, the
Pitchblack Portable makes it easy to identify the troublesome string.
The
Pitchblack Portable's extra-large display is also ideal for use in traditional
single string tuning mode. In this mode, the display can be set to one of three
selectable meter modes: Regular, Strobe, or Half Strobe.
The Pitchblack
Portable is housed in a road-ready, durable die-cast aluminum case for extra
reliability. Color choices include Black, and for a limited time, Silver, as
well as Red.
The Korg Pitchblack Portable Handheld Polyphonic Tuner
(PB04) will be available Spring 2013with a U.S. street price of $99.99.
More product information is available at Korg.com.
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