Tune your tuba or euphonium with your microphone. Orchestra and band tuba parts are written at concert pitch, and the tuner can hear even the lowest notes.
Press Start tuning, then play or sing a note
Detected note
Concert pitch
Set the main tuning slide using a note in the middle range. Pull it out to lower the pitch and push it in to raise it. Low notes take a moment to settle, so hold each one for a couple of seconds before you read the needle.
Whether your tuba is in BB♭, CC, E♭ or F, orchestra and band parts are written at concert pitch, so keep the concert pitch setting.
Low brass notes take time to settle and are hard to judge by ear in a full band. The tuner can hear even the lowest notes.
Press Start tuning and hold a note in the middle range for a couple of seconds. Move the main tuning slide until the needle is green.
In orchestras and concert bands, no. Parts are written at concert pitch in bass clef. In brass bands, E♭ and B♭ bass parts are written in treble clef and do transpose.
Many built-in microphones don’t pick up very low notes well. Play a little louder, move closer to the mic, or check the same note an octave higher.
Bands usually tune to concert B♭ and orchestras to A. Check a few notes too, because each valve combination behaves a little differently.