• 🎶 Online Clarinet Tuner

    Tune your clarinet online using your device's microphone. Choose your clarinet type, play a steady note, and see the detected concert pitch, written clarinet note, frequency, and whether your pitch is flat, sharp, or in tune.
    Bâ™­ clarinet is the default. Because clarinets can be transposing instruments, the tuner can show both concert pitch and the corresponding written clarinet note.
    A4 = 440 Hz is a common reference. Use the tuning standard specified by your ensemble when applicable.
    Press Start Microphone Tuner, allow microphone access, and play a long, steady clarinet note.
    Detected Concert Pitch
    —
    — Hz
    Written Clarinet Note —
    Waiting for a note
    −50¢ Flat In Tune +50¢ Sharp
    0 cents
    Concert-Pitch Reference Tones
    Listen to a reference tone and try to match the pitch on your clarinet. These buttons generate concert pitches.
    Microphone Note: Live tuning requires microphone permission. Clarinet tones contain multiple harmonics, and a pitch detector may occasionally identify an overtone instead of the fundamental. Play one clear, sustained note at a moderate volume in a quiet environment for the most stable reading.
    How does the Online Clarinet Tuner work?

    The tuner analyzes sound from your microphone and estimates the fundamental frequency of your clarinet note. It compares that frequency with equal-tempered musical pitches based on the selected A4 reference.

    For transposing clarinets, the tool also converts the detected concert pitch into the corresponding written clarinet note.
    Tip: Warm up before making your final tuning adjustment. Clarinet pitch can change as the instrument warms, and it is also affected by embouchure, air support, reed setup, mouthpiece, temperature, and register. Check several notes rather than judging the instrument's overall tuning from only one pitch.

  • An Online Clarinet Tuner helps clarinet players check pitch and intonation directly through a device's microphone. Play a long, steady note and the tuner identifies the nearest pitch, displays its frequency in Hertz (Hz), and shows whether the note is flat, sharp, or in tune.

    This tuner supports Bâ™­ clarinet, A clarinet, Eâ™­ clarinet, and concert pitch. It can also display both the concert pitch actually sounding and the corresponding written clarinet note, which is useful because many clarinets are transposing instruments.

    Bâ™­ Clarinet Tuning

    The Bâ™­ clarinet is one of the most common members of the clarinet family.

    When a Bâ™­ clarinet player plays a written C, the instrument sounds a concert Bâ™­. This means the written note shown in clarinet music can differ from the concert-pitch note displayed by a standard chromatic tuner.

    Select Bâ™­ Clarinet to have this tool show both.

    Other Clarinet Transpositions

    The tuner also includes A clarinet and Eâ™­ clarinet modes.

    On an A clarinet, a written C sounds concert A.

    On an Eâ™­ clarinet, a written C sounds concert Eâ™­.

    If you simply want to use the tool as a regular chromatic tuner without transposition, choose Concert Pitch / Chromatic.

    How to Tune a Clarinet Online

    Press Start Microphone Tuner and allow microphone access when prompted. Play one sustained note using your normal embouchure and airflow.

    The tuner measures how far the detected pitch is from the nearest equal-tempered note in cents.

    A negative reading means the note is flat, while a positive reading means it is sharp. A reading close to 0 cents means the pitch is close to the target. The tool considers approximately ±5 cents to be in tune.

    Adjusting Clarinet Tuning

    For general tuning adjustments, clarinetists commonly make small changes at the barrel joint.

    If the clarinet is generally sharp, slightly increasing the effective length of the instrument can lower the pitch. If the instrument is generally flat, reducing that extension can raise the pitch.

    Avoid making extreme adjustments based on a single note.

    Warm Up Before Tuning

    Clarinet tuning can change as the instrument warms up. Temperature, reed condition, mouthpiece, barrel, embouchure, voicing, air support, and dynamics can all influence pitch.

    For a more useful reading, warm up before making your final adjustment and tune using the same type of embouchure and airflow you normally use while playing.

    Check More Than One Register

    A clarinet has a large range, and its intonation may not behave exactly the same in every register.

    After setting the instrument's general tuning, test several notes through the chalumeau, clarion, and upper registers rather than assuming one perfectly centered note means the entire instrument is equally in tune.

    Watch Your Embouchure While Using a Tuner

    A visual tuner can tempt players to make constant embouchure changes just to force the meter to zero.

    Instead, use the tuner to discover your instrument's natural pitch tendencies while maintaining a stable tone. Long tones can be especially useful: hold a note and observe whether the cents reading remains stable or gradually drifts.

    Use Reference Tones for Ear Training

    The built-in reference tones provide concert pitches you can use for comparison.

    Listen to a reference pitch, stop it, and then try to reproduce the pitch on your clarinet. Check the tuner afterward to see how close you were.

    This can turn the tuner into an intonation and ear-training tool, rather than using it only to prepare the instrument before playing.

    Tip: Warm up your clarinet and reed before doing your final tuning, then check several notes at a comfortable dynamic. If one area of the instrument consistently reads differently from the rest, don't automatically change the barrel position to fix that single note. Use the tuner to identify patterns across the instrument and work on consistent air, embouchure, voicing, and intonation control.

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