Pitch Pipe

Main view of the Pitch Pipe tuner showing E1 in tune at 82.4 Hz with the circular pitch indicator centered. String mode displaying E note at 0 cents deviation with Guitar Standard preset selected. Piano roll mode showing E note at +0 cents (82.4 Hz) with pitch history visualization and chromatic scale on the left.

Pitch Pipe is a versatile and accurate Max for Live tuner. It’s fully accessible to blind, visually impaired, and sighted users.

String and piano roll modes

Pitch Pipe can analyze complex signals and features a dedicated string mode with presets for various string instruments, as well as a piano roll mode designed for precise pitch detection of bass drums and other percussive sounds, allowing for quick and accurate tuning.

Accessible by design

It features a resizable floating window and 11 color themes, including options for color blindness. It integrates seamlessly with popular screen readers like VoiceOver and NVDA, making it compatible with braille displays and other assistive tech, and every feature is accessible via keyboard shortcuts or tabbing.

I’d like to thank Tim Burgess for his invaluable help, advice, and testing, helping me understand how to do accessibility right.

A list of keyboard shortcuts

System Requirements

  • Ableton Live 11 or higher
  • Max for Live
  • mac os 11 (Big Sur) or higher
  • windows 11 or higher

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