Korg TM60BK Tuner Metronome, Black

This tuner-metronome combo is incredibly handy to keep in a gig bag. The tuner is accurate and easy to read, with a clear display that works well even in dim light. It picks up notes quickly, making tuning smooth and frustration-free. The built-in metronome is just as reliable, with adjustable tempos and a loud enough click to hear over practice sessions. Having both tools in one device saves space and makes it convenient to switch between tuning and timing on the fly. Battery life is solid, and the compact size makes it easy to take anywhere. A dependable, all-in-one tool for practice and performance.

I've used a lot of different metronomes: Taktells, seiko style, qwiktime, numorous card style metronomes, my teacher's dr beat which I loved (and was a major reason I chose to practice in his studio) and my mother's seth thomas electric metronome when I would come home. Of all of these, my favorite besides the dr beat was the seiko style ones. They were durable with one movable knob only, no display- nothing fancy to break down (the seiko one i used for teaching, I must have dropped a hundred times) - and they were loud! I'd leave one in a practice room or somewhere and it was no big loss. Those card style digital ones in particular were like 10 bucks anywhere 15 years ago! I've always been nervous to get an integrated metronome such as the one above because I figured the more features, the more possibilities for something to stop working. This has been sort of proven to me in my experiences with some of these integrated tuner/metronome combos. The only tuner I've ever owned, on the other hand, was my beloved korg CA-30. I had it for 15 years. Practiced intonation using the tone generator for an hour each day for something like 5-6 of those years. It never failed. In fact, I lost it last year during a move. I bought a few decent looking tone generators to try and replace it (I only use the tuner when setting up instruments, not when practicing), and finally picked this one up. It doesn't have any fancy roll wheels to change tempo (like that dr beat). In fact, on the surface, the design looks pretty clunky: It's a little large. Separate sides for both functions with dedicated buttons, no color display or anything, but i've gotten used to it and i really appreciate its design now. The metronome tap feature I use all the time and is quite accurate. I also like that when i turn it off and on, it returns to the tempo at which I had previously left it. That's a nice touch. There are beat subdivisions and you can set it to a few different meters. I don't really use any of those features much, but some will appreciate them in so portable a unit. It's pretty loud, though I wish it were a little louder and my main gripe on this side is that i can't track the tempo as subtly as i would like.. Sometimes, I'll click it up a hair and the tempo divisions seem to go between 3 and 4 bpm at around 50 bpm to 8 (!) at around 200 bpm. This is a minor inconvenience though. Taktells, for example have this lack of precision borne into the design. The tone generator is great, just like the one in the CA-30. In fact I don't remember that unit having a 3 octave range, which this does. Good strong square wave tone, great for practicing intonation drills. I can't comment on the tuner as I haven't used it yet but i'm sure it's just as fine as the one in my ca-30. It has an adjustable backlight so you can use it in poorly lit conditions, but the controls are so intuitive, you really shouldn't even need it other for just tuning. I haven't needed to change the provided batteries yet, in several weeks of use from an hour or two a day or more so i'd say it doesn't kill batteries quickly. Now, it's strange that this was the last of the metro/tuners that i bought given how well my previous Korg products seem to hold up but I'll just add that of the two other metro/tuners I've bought over the last year, this is the only one that still works. Granted, I've only used it heavily for a few weeks, but the first one i bought (using this forum- you might find my review online, i don't want to mention it here) died several months in. The second one, which i dropped some money on for a few more features failed as well and i was able to return it for store credit. There's, in short, a rash of cheaply made items about that have feature well above their ability to maintain those features. caveat emptor. If it looks too good to be true for the price, it probably is. Get the reliable one instead. Edit: Two years in and everything still works as it should. I think i did get around to changing the batteries but only once so far.. This is about the performance I expected. Good ol' KORG! Edit 2: Four years in and all is well. Looks brand new. Replaced the batteries twice, and I'm using rechargable eneloops (which i use all over the house) with no noticeable loss of performance.

This tuner and metronome combo works perfectly and is very accurate. The screen is clear, the controls are simple, and it’s a great tool for daily practice.

The Korg met/tuner TM60 is clearly a sturdy little device. I love the backlit screen, which helps with tuning in your peripheral more than you might think! (trumpet player here) I like the little flipstand too, even though it's just a piece of plastic. I also love being able to use the met and tuner on the same screen at the same time ... But as others have noted, it just isn't loud enough. It has a volume slider, but it's kind of an insult because the highest should be the LOWEST. I will never, ever, put this thing on anything but the loudest setting because it's barely audible. If not for the flashing red light that helps me keep time in my peripheral, I'd probably say don't even get it. The tuner is another story though. It's awesome. Probably the best tuner in this price range. I can play a chromatic scale as fast as possible and the tuner scrolls through every single note. It hears them all. If you've been tuning on your phone, you're doing your chops an injustice. So yeah. Functional metronome, stellar tuner. Korg, just make it louder next time. Thanks.

This is a great combination device for the money. Tuner: You can set middle A anywhere you want from 410 to 480 Hz in single steps and it keeps the setting when powered off. I make and play folk instruments so the default 440 is fine for me, but if you play in an orchestra you'll appreciate being able to set middle A to 442 or almost anything else. Tuning is of course standard equal temperament. It responds well to both stringed and wind instruments and I had no trouble getting it to respond correctly to any acoustic instrument, including a cow bell. Resolution is 1 cent which is great at this price range. I make Irish whistles so it's more than I need (a whistle is mostly played by ear at this resolution). I was previously making my instruments with a tuner app but the TM-60 has helped explain some # anomalies I've been having with the bell note. I think the reason is that the tuner handles harmonics much better than phone apps. If you play a major chord on a guitar it will even identify the chord correctly, so really amazing. The one thing I don't like about the tuner is that it does not indicate the octave on the screen, but on the other hand if I can't get the octave right I'm doing something very wrong. In tone generator mode it does indicate the octave (A4, C5 etc) so it does have the display capability for that feature. The tone generator is a square wave, which I don't like much for my application but it keeps the price down, and I don't really need that feature very much. It also has sound back capabilities for electric instruments but I don't need and haven't used that feature. Sound back tone generates the note put into the jack, and does work. It kind of turns the device into an automatic tone generator, but no it does not indicate the octave when you use it that way either (I tried). The tuner always turns on with the tone generator and sound back features turned off. Metronome: When I read other reviews I was concerned that the metronome would not be loud enough. It's fine, I can hear it over a session whistle. It's not going to compete with a 50W guitar amplifier, but if that is your use case you will need to mix the output from the headphone jack into your sound. I think the reason for the strange volume control (from absolutely nothing to full on a log scale) is to match roughly with a wide range of input impedances (mic or line input for example). I will probably try this eventually. The default timing is in steps corresponding to classical music - eg andante is 80 to 108 bpm in steps of 4 bpm. If you want you can change it to single steps if you just have to set 90 bpm or something and the full range is 30 to 252 bpm. There's also a "tap tempo" button which works well, but it's more of a push button than a tap pad as the name would suggest. The tone is electronic (of course) but is more of a "bop" sound rather than the annoying "beep" or "cheep" (I hate those so much) you get with most phone apps. High tone is used for beat 1, low for all other beats. Bar timing is 1 to 9 beats, and rhythm timing is march, triplets, swing(blues), quicktime and swing quicktime. For single timing you can select 1 for high tones or 0 for low tones. The metronome remembers all settings on power off including the setting to adjust for single beats. The metronome has two visual indicators - a sweep needle on the screen with beats on each extreme swing (a mechanical metronome has beat on the centre) and a flashing LED under the tap tempo button which flashes on every beat. Other features: The stated battery life (2 AAA) is 130 hours with carbon zinc batteries, supplied. Using the backlight on low gives you about 55 hours so If you use the backlight a lot you might want to use alkaline batteries. It has an auto off feature when not in use for 20 minutes, which seems reasonable. If you are using it then it won't turn off. The backlight has three settings: off low and high (36 hour carbon battery life on high) but I've found the low setting to be fine in most low light situations. You don't really need the back light in good room lighting. It remembers the backlight setting on power off. The screen has an excellent viewing angle up/down, but a very narrow viewing angle left/right, so wherever you put it should be pointing straight at you if possible. I can see it fine whether it is on the floor or on a music stand. The screen shows all relevant information and settings with the exception of the octave in tuner mode as already stated. Interestingly you can use the tuner and metronome individually or both at the same time. When used together the needle for the metronome splits to have the tuner on the top and the metronome on the bottom. The metronome beat does not interfere with the tuner. Within the limitation of price this is an excellent combo device with great features. Korg did a great job with this and I can recommend it for your gig bag or practice room. If you need a better tuner you would have to pay for a lab grade instrument, and if you want a better metronome you should probably get a drum machine.

Partiamo dall’unica cosa che potrebbe essere migliore: il volume del suono come metronomo. Il volume come metronomo non è altissimo, ma non ne esiste un altro di dimensioni simili che suoni più forte e ne ho provati molti in vendita su amazon. Se cerchi un metronomo con un volume di suono altissimo l’unico è il Tama RW200 che è più grosso di tre volte e costa a memoria più del doppio di questo (ed è solo metronomo). Anche i Tama più piccoli suonano come questo. Come ACCORDATORE (tuner) non ha invece concorrenti per completezza e livello di funzionamento. - Rileva TUTTE le note che sente. In altri accordatori va impostato il tipo di strumento (chitarra, ukulele, ecc) e vengono mostrate solo le note delle corde dello strumento scelto. Questo Korg invece lo puoi tenere acceso mentre canti o suoni (ad esempio un violino) e ti mostrerà ogni nota che produci e ovviamente se è calante o crescente. Non indica la ottava della nota rilevata, ma personalmente la ritengo una funzione che non serve, lo segnalo soltanto. - funzione “Sound Back”. Scoperta per caso dopo tanto tempo dall’acquisto, ma è geniale. Se colleghi le cuffie viene generata e ti fa sentire la nota (intonata ! ) che stai suonando o cantando. Ottimo strumento di training o controllo se canti o suoni uno strumento ad arco. - Volume regolabile con “rotella” per i suoni generati di riferimento, facile e immediato. Vuoi accordare il La ad orecchio ? Fai suonare in un attimo il La (o qualunque altra nota) e accordi. - LCD con retroilluminazione regolabile su due livelli o spento. È un LCD che se c’è luce si vede benissimo anche senza retroilluminazione. - Ingresso Jack per strumenti “elettrici” o microfono. Attenzione che l’uscita cuffia non replica l’ingresso Jack. - Pulsanti fusici SU e GIU dedicati e sempre attivi per scegliere velocemente la nota generata (da C3 a C6) e per scegliere gli Hz di riferimento del LA 440Hz ( “range” da 410 a 480 Hz). - Metronomo e Tuner possono funzionare contemporaneamente. Sono indipendenti uno dall'altro e ognuno con i suoi tasti. Tuner a sinistra e metronomo a destra. - Robusto. Anche se lo tengo in una custodia per portarlo i giro, mi è caduto a terra qualche volta e non ha riportato danni. Certo, mi è andata bene ed è meglio stare attenti, però robusto lo è. In conclusione uno strumento da consigliare assolutamente. Brava Korg !

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Small portable You can tune alot of instrument using it it's priced cheep but great quality for a small tuner it's pretty straight foward to use and really acurate function as is should it even has a metronome and headphone jack it has good quality coming out it too

L'accordatore è molto semplice da usare e funziona bene. Include anche la funzione "metronomo" che può essere attivata sia da sola che insieme alla funzione "accordatore". Ha anche un piccolo sostegno a scomparsa sul retro che lo mantiene in posizione verticale. Va trattato con cura perché, a mio avviso, la plastica di cui è fatto sembra un pò delicata. Tutto sommato, comunque, è un buon prodotto.