Mandolin Tuner – Free Online Mandolin Tuner With Microphone
Microphone tunerReady
Play each target note through your speakers.
- Quiet room, one string at a time
- Tune up to the note
- ±5 cents counts as in tune
- Runs inside your browser
- No upload, no account
- Nothing saved after you close
Online mandolin tuner with microphone
Allow microphone access, play one string at a time and follow the needle until it centres. Tune the four courses G3 D4 A4 E5, like a violin.
Mandolin tuning
Four pairs of strings tuned like a violin.
Tuning with a microphone tuner
The tuner detects pitch from the waveform’s repeating period, shows the nearest target string and how many cents away you are.
How to Use the
Mandolin Tuner
- 01
Quiet
reduce background noise.
- 02
Allow
press Start Tuner and allow the microphone.
- 03
Pluck
play one string and let it ring.
- 04
Adjust
tighten if the needle is left (flat), loosen if right (sharp) until centred.
Mandolin tuning
Four pairs of strings tuned like a violin. Tune each pair to the same note, then check them together for beating.
Tuning with a microphone tuner
The tuner detects pitch from the waveform’s repeating period, shows the nearest target string and how many cents away you are. ±5 cents counts as in tune.
Troubleshooting the tuner
Mic allowed but nothing happens
Choose the correct input in your OS, move closer, and play louder single notes.
Other instruments
See all tuners on the tuners page.
Related guides and fixes
Learn more in these guides: How to tune a guitar, What note am I singing, Microphone not working.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q.Why does the needle jump?
Pluck one string at a time and mute others.
Q.Do I need a clip-on tuner?
No, a mic works in a quiet room.
Q.What is a cent?
One hundredth of a semitone.
Q.How is a mandolin tuned?
In pairs of strings G G, D D, A A, E E, the same notes as a violin.