Sabine METROTUNE MT9000 User Manual

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Congratulations on purchasing a Sabine MetroTune MT9000. The MetroTune combines
a great combination of music accessories in one compact unit.

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BUTTONS & FUNCTIONS (Color Coded Labels)

Tuner: Dark Grey
Metronome: Purple
Tone Generator: Green

¼-inch input jack

CALIB / TEMPO / PITCH Up & Down buttons:

Each click increases/decreases the value one
step at a time until the maximum/minimum value
is reached (values cycle at end of range).

Earphone jack

VOLUME wheel:

Adjusts speaker volume
for Metronome and Tone
Generator.

TUNER / METRO / TONE
switch:

Selects the Tuner,
Metronome or Tone
Generator function.

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Built-in
microphone

METRONOME INSTRUCTIONS

MT9000 INSTRUCTIONS

METRONOME

1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.

2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to METRO (Metronome).

Tempo:

1. Use the TEMPO Up or Down button to select your tempo. The new tempo will
appear in the upper right-hand corner of the LCD and the metronome will
immediately change to that tempo. The MT9000 gives you two visual cues
(LCD & LED) and a wood-block tone.

2. Use the VOLUME wheel to adjust the volume or mute the sound.

Accented Downbeats:

Create an accented downbeat to indicate the beginning of a measure or phrase
by pressing the BEAT Up or Down button until the desired Downbeat appears
in the upper left-hand corner of the LCD. The downbeat settings are 0-7. The
default is 0. The current Downbeat status will be displayed as long as the unit
is in metronome mode. The LEDs flash green on the accented beat.

Common Rhythm Figures

Press the BEAT Up or Down button until one of the Rhythm Figures appears,
then scroll to the desired figure.

Duplet

Triplet

Quadruplet

Triplet with rest

Quadruplet with rests

Accented Downbeat indicator

Tempo indicator

Common Rhythm

Figure indicator

LCD Example of
Quadruplet with rests at 98 beats-per-minute

POWER button:

Press once to
power on or off.

BEAT / NOTE Up & Down buttons:

Each click increases/decreases the value one
step at a time until the maximum/minimum value
is reached (values cycle at end of range).

TUNER & TONE GENERATOR INSTRUCTIONS

CHROMATIC TUNER

1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.

2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to TUNER (Chromatic Tuner)

3. Using either the ¼” input or built-in microphone, play the note or string you wish
to tune. The played note will appear in the upper left hand corner of the LCD.

The MT9000 gives you two visual cues for tuning: LCD needle and LEDs. The left
LED flashes yellow when flat, the right flashes red when sharp and both light green
when in tune. Adjust your instrument until the needle centers on "0" and both LEDs
light green.

Calibrate Chromatic Tuner:

1. Press the CALIB Up or Down button until the desired frequency appears under
PITCH in the LCD (example given at right: 442 Hz). The tuner’s scale is now
shifted to that pitch. To return the tuner to standard A = 440 Hz, press the CALIB
Up or Down button until 440 Hz appears.

TONE GENERATOR

1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.

2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to TONE (Tone Generator).

3. Use the NOTE Up or Down button to select the note. The Tone Generator range
is from A2 to C6.

4. Use the VOLUME wheel to adjust the volume.

Calibrate Tone Generator:

1. Press the PITCH Up or Down button until the desired alternate frequency for A
appears under the words PITCH in the LCD (example given at right: 445 Hz).
The Tone Generator’s scale is now shifted to that pitch. To return the Tone
Generator to standard A = 440 Hz, press the PITCH Up or Down button until 440
Hz appears.

Example of a slightly flat
E note

Calibrating the Tuner to
A=442 Hz

Calibrating the Tone Generator to

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A=445 Hz, 4C selected

Intonation Training for Wind &
Orchestra Instruments

Use the MT9000 to track every note you
play. Try playing a simple passage and
see how close to "in-tune" each note is.
Strive to get every note as close as pos­sible to in-tune!

Some Stringed Instrument Tuning Tips

Many musical instruments have peculiari­ties that cause annoying tuning problems.
Most of these peculiarities are overcome
by following these simple procedures:

Pluck one string at a time.

Pluck the instrument once per second
to keep the note “fresh” while you are
tuning. Notes go noticeably flat a sec­ond or two after being plucked. If tun­ing a higher-pitched instrument (such
as a mandolin), pluck a little faster; for
a lower-pitched instrument (such as a
bass), pluck slower.

Do not pluck loudly. Generally light to
medium volumes provide purer tones
that are easier for tuners to analyze.

Pluck the strings with the flesh of the
thumb. Fingernails and flat picks add
overtones and slow the tuning process.

INTONATION T RAINING & TUNING T IPS

Tune from a pitch that is flat up to the
pitch you desire. This procedure re­moves any slack in the gears of the
instrument’s tuning heads. If you tune
from sharp to in tune, the gears will slip
as you play, and the instrument will go
flat after a few minutes of playing.

If you have difficulty getting a note to
register on the tuner, try touching the
other strings lightly to stop their sym­pathetic vibrations. This will eliminate
any extraneous overtones that may dis­turb the tuning.

Use good strings. Old strings lose
their uniformity and do not vibrate
evenly. New strings stretch flat as you
play.

All sources of friction cause tuning
problems. For example, if the slot in an
instrument’s nut is too tight, the string
will be pulled flat as it is played. A tight
nut (or capo) will cause the string’s
pitch to change in steps rather than
evenly.

Avoid pressure on the instrument while
tuning. Even moderate pressure on
the neck of a guitar will cause a notice­able change in pitch. Also, press the

strings straight down to the fingerboard.
Bending the strings sideways is very
common, especially on difficult chords,
but causes the strings to be pulled
sharp.

A note for advanced fretted instrumen­talists: Almost all fretted instruments,
and most other instruments, are con­structed to play an “even-tempered
scale.” Sabine tuners are also cali­brated to this scale. The even-tem­pered scale places equal tonal spacing
between all notes in the scale so that
the musician will not have to retune to
change keys. A disadvantage, how­ever, is that the third note of the scale
sounds a little sharp (14 cents, to be
exact). For example, when playing in
the key of G, the B note will sound
sharp. If you tune the B string so that
it sounds correct in an open G chord,
other chords using the B string will
sound out of tune. The musician may
choose to optimize the tuning of a par­ticular key or to use the even-tempered
scale. Much depends on the musician’s
style, but generally it is best to tune
exactly as your MetroTune indicates.

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS

Metronome features

Loud, wood block tone

Volume control (continuous)

Sweeping pendulum LCD & LED
display

Mini Plug Earphone jack

Accented Beats: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 and
7 beats per measure

Common Rhythm Figures:
Duplet, Triplet (with & without
rest), Quadruplet (with & without
rests)

Tuner features

Chromatic, Automatic

LCD with simulated needle dis­play, +/- 50 cents

Three-color LED display

Manual calibration, 430 to 449 Hz

Mic for acoustic tuning

¼” input for instrument tuning

Large note indicator

7-octave tuning range (A0 to B7)

Auto-shut off after 3 minutes with
no signal

Reference Tone Generator

Perfect for tuning and ear training

Volume control

4-octave range (A2 to C6)

Calibration: 430 to 449 Hz

Mechanical

Dimensions: W=3.95 in., H= 2.5 in.,
D=0.73 in. (10 cm x 6.3 cm x 1.8 cm
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Weight: 4 oz. (113.4 grams)

Fold-out stand for desktop view­ing

Batteries

Limited Two-year Warranty

If your MetroTune fails because of a manu­facturing defect within two years from the
date of the original purchase, please return it
to your dealer. If you need to return the tuner
to Sabine, call for a Return Authorization
number. Then send it, postage prepaid, to
Sabine for replacement with a new or recon­ditioned product. You must include your full
name, address, proof of purchase and the
nature of the defect. This warranty does not
cover damage caused by accident, misuse
or defective batteries.

Register Online

Register your Sabine products online at:

3 AAA (included)

Memory

Remembers all settings from pre­vious power-off

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