Drop D tuning
“Drop D” is a popular tuning (also known as D-A-D-G-B-E) in which the lowest string of a guitar is tuned down
(“dropped”) from E to D.
If you want to tune an instrument set to “Drop D”, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the POLYTUNE 3 footswitch for about three seconds.
2. The word “DROP” will be displayed briefly, and the default “ready for tuning” indicator at the bottom of the
display will change from a small square to a “d”.
3. If you want to switch POLYTUNE 3 back to standard tuning, press and hold the footswitch for three seconds
again.
4. “STD” will be displayed briefly, and the “ready for tuning” indicator will go back to a small square.
Alternate tunings and capos
There’s more to life than standard E-A-D-G-B-E tuning! You may have tuned all strings of your instruments down, or
you may be using a capo. In that case, tell POLYTUNE 3 about your instrument’s tuning by pressing the TUNING
MODE button.
If you press the TUNING MODE button once, the current tuning will be displayed (“– E –” for Standard Tuning).
Pressing the tune button repeatedly will cycle through the following tunings:
If you do not touch the TUNING MODE button for two seconds, the display will blink twice, and the selected tuning
will be used.
The selected tuning mode is stored and will be recalled when you power on POLYTUNE 3 again.
Changing the reference pitch
In most cases, you may want to tune to standard pitch, where the A above the middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz.
However, you and your band may prefer a different pitch, or you may have to tune to an acoustic instrument that
cannot easily be retuned.
In that case, you need to change the reference pitch.
To change the reference pitch, follow these steps:
1. Press the DISPLAY MODE button and the TUNING MODE button (3) simultaneously.
2. The display will show the current reference pitch (e.g., “440” for 440 Hz).
3. To increase the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the TUNING MODE button.
4. To decrease reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the DISPLAY MODE button.
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