The Intellitouch Tuner is a tuner that can clip on to instruments such as the guitar, ukulele, violin, trombone, and many others. The Intellitouch tuner is a vibration-based tuner, which gives it many advantages over traditional microphone-based tuners. Because it does not use a microphone, it ignores background noise, allowing it to be used effectively in very noisy environments.
Tuning with an Intellitouch Tuner is easy. For example, to tune a guitar, you pluck the strings (E, A, D, G, B, E), one string at a time, read the display on the Intellitouch Tuner, and turn the tuning pegs accordingly.[1]
The Intellitouch Model PT1 was most popular for guitars such as the acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, etc. However, later models, such as the Intellitouch PT10 or PT40, can be used on just about any instrument.
The Intellitouch Tuner model PT1 was created in 1995 by Mark Wilson of OnBoard Research Corporation. At the time it was created, it was the first of its kind, and a huge leap of innovation. Using a musical instrument's vibrations to measure pitch by a device that attaches by a clip had never been done before. It allowed for tuning in noisy environments or on dark stages while other musicians were playing. The Intellitouch PT1 eventually became extremely popular and spawned an entire industry of clip-on instrument tuners.
In January 2011, OnBoard Research created yet another innovation, a fully chromatic tuner with the displayed note, integrated with a capo.[2] They also introduced North America's first rechargeable tuner, the Intellitouch PT40, in January 2011.[3]
The manufacturer of Intellitouch tuners, OnBoard Research Corporation, has introduced many new models of Intellitouch tuners since the company's start in 1995. The Intellitouch PT10 and PT10XL were introduced in 2009. The Intellitouch PT30 Classic was introduced in 2010. The PT40 Rechargeable Tuner, the CT1 Capo Tuner, and the PT20 Compact Classic Tuner were all introduced in January, 2011.
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