App Profile: Pocket Pitch - The Singer App

LAappGrump

Rating: 4/5

My mom, a former opera singer, turned me on to this tuner. She uses it to determine what note singers in recorded performances “actually” hit, rather than what was written! (She’s a stickler!!😊) It is a nifty little app with a surprising number of options! I dropped a star for the following reasons: I play bass, so for tuning in the lower register, I have to use the keyboard to match the pitch because the pitch-pipe is way too many octaves away (at least for my ear), and the timbre is a little nasal and hard to hear from a tiny phone speaker compared to a bass amplifier. However, I find this tuner FAR preferable to Fender’s version. (And you can turn the ads off!) The keyboard option with so many octaves is really handy, but I find latency a bit of an issue if trying to peck out a melody at tempo. I’ve had and used this app for at least a couple of years and have recommended it to several people because it is SO straightforward.

Pocket Pitxh Reciewer

Rating: 4/5

I think this app is pretty good! One thing I wish was different is about the piano portion of the app. I think it would be helpful if the screen would switch from up and down, to side to side one your screen; I feel like this would make it easier to play the notes (and since it is supposed to be a piano, it would make it more realistic). Overall, this app is pretty cool and I would defiantly recommend it to anyone who’s considering getting it or not.

1994mets

Rating: 5/5

Extremely simple and easy to use digital pitch pipe. Recently found myself in a situation where the music director for the musical that I’m in quit- half way through rehearsals. And with him went his piano- this saved me last at last nights rehearsal when not only did it find my F#, but I literally pounded notes with it. Not to mention everyone thought I was way more professional that I actually am!! Bonus points for that!! Get this!!