Zither Tuner

Sure enough musical instruments all sound cool, especially when in the hands of professionals. However, these need to be tuned in order to emit the desired sound, just so audio doesn’t sound fake or disturbing. This can be done by heart, but it requires a lot of experience, and you can also rely on specialized applications like Zither Tuner.

Setup is over before you realize, giving you a chance to check out the set of features shortly after. Just like the initial message states, it’s recommended to use headphones for proper understanding on the selected note. Even so, it can be a little difficult to adjust the instrument itself, especially since there’s no option for automatic tuning of instruments.

The application isn’t really dedicated to a specific instruments, and contains multiple notes in various ranges. A couple of dedicated controls help you move back and forth through notes, and there’s also a visual preview of a clef, with the current note highlighted for easy identification.

You get to choose the string type from a drop-down menu, which can be fretted, accompaniment, bass, and contrabass. You can unveil a set of options which let you use either a Munich or Vienna system. Hertz level can be calibrated with the help of a slider, and you can also pick tempering.

Having a note selected is not enough, and you also need to activate preview. The generated tone continues until stopped. Unfortunately, the tone is rather rough, and you most likely aren’t properly able to tune your instrument, at least not without a struggle.

Bottom line is that your instrument needs to be properly tuned to be able to deliver the expected result. In case you’re not really able to tune it by heart, applications like Zither Tuner want to help you easily put your instrument in good working shape, but this one in particular might cause more of a headache than solve things.