Korg Metronome And Tuner (TM-60)

The TM-60 is the tuner/metronome that’s even more convenient and easier to use.

Tuning and rhythm training are very important for musical instrument training. You need tools like the TM-60 that allow you to use the tuner and metronome simultaneously. It features an approximately 1.3 times larger display compared to the previous model (the TM-50). The enlarged display is backlit. You can adjust the brightness in two levels, soft or auto, ensuring stress-free tuning even when on a dimly lit stage or in an orchestra pit.

No longer will you have to switch between functions; you’ll be able to use practising techniques that are idiomatic to orchestral instruments, such as keeping a consistent pitch over the course of a long note while varying the tone to add vibrato in time with the tempo, or checking the pitch of chords while using the metronome.

The circuitry has been redesigned to achieve a battery life of 130 hours, approximately double that of the previous TM-50 model (tuner in use, backlight off). Worrying about the remaining battery life is unnecessary, even during extended practices or performances.

• Equipped with a high-precision tuner and metronome function that can be used simultaneously.
• The display is approximately 1.3 times the size of the previous model (TM-50), where you can see the tuner and metronome simultaneously.
• Backlit LCD ensures excellent visibility even in dark locations.
• LCD needle-type meter detects the pitch instantly, an excellent response that you can expect from KORG.
• A wide detection range of C1–C8 supports a broad range of instruments.
• Calibration is adjustable to match various concert pitches.
• Marks are provided to indicate pure major and minor third intervals.
• Sound Out mode and Sound Back mode is great ways to train your ear.
• Metronome features a wide tempo range from 30 to 252 beats/minute. Choose from three types of tempo settings and 15 rhythm variations.
• Long-life design with approximately double the battery life. (Compared to the KORG TM-50, in tuner mode with backlight off)
• Convenient memory backup function and auto power-off function.
• Further ease-of-use improvements include a newly designed stand and battery compartment cover.
• Available in black or white, two simple and timeless colours.
• Separately sold CM-200 contact mic allows even higher tuning precision. The line-up also includes the TM-60C, which is packaged with a CM-200 in a colour that matches the body of the tuner/metronome unit.

The tuner section quickly and accurately detects the pitch of wind and string instruments.

Needle-type meter with excellent response

KORG’s proprietary technology accurately detects the pitch without any time lag. The pitch drift is prone to occur when long tones played on a wind instrument can be detected before it happens, letting you train yourself to produce an unwavering tone with a stable pitch.

A wide detection range of C1–C8 supports a variety of instruments.

The TM-60 can detect note names and pitches for a variety of orchestral and other instruments. The range from C1 (32.70 Hz) to C8 (4186.01 Hz) can easily be detected. Even acoustic instruments that are difficult to detect because their sound contains a significant amount of low-frequency energy or a large number of partials, such as guitar and ukulele, can be tuned easily and accurately.

Also available in the line-up is the TM-60C, which is shipped with a CM-200 contact mic. Attaching the CM-200 to your instrument can send the vibrations directly to the tuner for more accurate tuning.

Marks that indicate pure major and minor third intervals

The TM-60’s meter scale provides marks that indicate pure major and minor thirds, and simply tuning so that the needle coincides with these marks* allows you to play in beautiful harmony with an ensemble. In an ensemble such as a brass band or orchestra, harmonies of third intervals are easily perceived as out of tune and can be made to sound better by slightly adjusting the pitch to a pure major or minor third. This is convenient for orchestral instruments, vocal music, or a cappella practice.

* When tuning to a pure major or minor third, the specific note to be adjusted depends on the music you’re playing.

Sound Out mode generates a reference tone.

In addition to a meter for visual tuning, the TM-60 provides a “sound out” mode that lets you tune using your ear while listening to a reference tone from the internal speaker or a set of connected headphones. The reference tone can be selected from the three-octave range of C3 (130.81 Hz) to C6 (1046.50 Hz), supporting not only wind instruments but also a variety of other instruments.

Sound Back mode generates the reference tone closest to your input pitch.

Refining your ear is a beneficial practice method for the beginner. Sound Back mode generates the reference tone closest to the pitch you’re playing while simultaneously indicating your input pitch on the meter. Since this allows you to check the pitch with both eye and ear, it lets you tune more precisely and is also ideal for ear training.

*This function is available when there is a connection to the INPUT jack or the headphone jack (or both).