Intelli IMT-204 Digital Metronome / Dual Tuner

I've used primarily Korg tuners over the years - from my first for around $200(!) back in the 80's, all the way to the eggshell-cheap ten buck LCD models they offer today.What I love about this Intelli MT is it's the first tuner I've had that effectively treats the round LED light as a coarse meter that responds first in three colors: yellow-flat, green-in (coarse) tune, and red-sharp.You play a pitch and the first response you see is the round LED giving you a ballpark reading. A fraction of a second later, the needle SMOOTHLY travels to the precise point on the cents scale that reflects your pitch. From there, adjustments you make get quick feedback and tuning (in my case, a violin, more sensitive to temp/humidity than my guitars) is a breeze.There's none of that ping-ponging. dizzyness-inducing, needle action of my Korg, and other brands I've tried - the result of treating the needle as both coarse and fine adjustment simultaneously.And I've tried those clip on tuners - IMO they work ONLY as coarse meters whose "in tune" ranges are quite wide. My ears have thankfully improved over the years but tuning pure fifths on bowed strings is still more challenging than unisons or octaves - this tuner helps and it's accurate.I bought the Intelli MT after watching a violin video - that was NOT a review of the tuner. This guy was demonstrating tuning by ear and had the tuner in the screen corner. I was struck by the needle motion and wondered if it was real or some manipulated effect. I decided, for the price, I'd take a chance and I'm very happy I did.

good!

Excellent product and good price

I have to keep taking out and putting back in the batteries, because it's made of very cheap materials, and the batteries keep losing contact with the interior circuit. When it works, it's a good budget pocket tuner/metronome, but beware the cheap construction. The volume on the metronome is a little too soft, and it only has one default volume with no volume control. The tones it can play are too shrill and distorted to be useful as a pitchpipe, but that's not what I needed it for. I use it to tune and practice violin, viola, and cello.

This tuner works very well but you need to turn it off or it will drain your batteries. I have gone through several so I bought rechargeable batteries.

In expensive and easy to use. I can use an app or the keyboard, but it's nice having this simple little device handy next to my violin.