September 6, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rob Rothschild, Director of Marketing

(386) 418-2000

rrothschild@sabine.com

 

 

Sabine Releases a New Line of Tuners: The New ZOID Clip-ons

 

Sabine is introducing a new line of tuners that include the companys ground-breaking tuner circuit.The new ZOID Tuners are a family of clip-on tuners designed to quickly clip on to both string and wind instruments.The new ZOID Tuners are chromatic and automatic, and feature instant note recognition, fast and stable tuning information, and industry-standard accuracy.

 

The ZOID Z-1000 is tailored for stringed instruments, and includes a Flat Tune function to quickly transpose guitars down from standard tuning. It is great for those dark and heavy Eb and D tunings. Designed to clip on to the headstock of any stringed instrument, the Z-1000 mounts via a durable clip, and the tuner can be rotated and swiveled for viewing at a variety of angles.

 

The ZOID Z-2000 is designed for use with brass and woodwind instruments, and includes a very handy Transpose function. Players can easily change the note display to read the proper notes for their instrument. Choose from standard concert C, Bb, Eb, or F. This is a huge advantage for both beginners and professionals. The Z-2000 can clip on to the bell or lyre of any wind instrument and the tuner easily swivels to be viewed at just the right angle. The ZOID can also be clipped to a music stand.

 

The bright and large LCD features a large note name indicator and a meter-style display of the tuning status. The meter clearly shows the pitch of the note. Sharp or flat and shows how far away from in-tune the note is. When the note is sharp or flat the entire two-color display lights up in bright orange. When the note goes in-tune the display changes to a bright green.

 

The ZOIDs each have two tuning modes. In the Clip Mode the tuner senses the notes of the instrument through the clip. This means the ZOID focuses on the note and rejects background noise, making it easy to tune when everyone else in the band is playing. In Mic Mode the ZOIDs use a built-in mic to pickup the notes. This allows for easy sharing of the tuner among everyone in the band. Both ZOIDs feature a Calibration function allowing the tuner to match pitch from a reference of 433 to 447 Hz.

 

Both ZOIDs have a 7-octave tuning range, and come with a free long-life lithium battery. The ZOIDs turn off automatically after three minutes of inactivity, further extending the already long battery life. All settings are recalled on power-down, so the tuner always turns on with the players preferred settings loaded in. Suggested list price for both ZOIDs is $39.95.

 

Sabine also manufactures the industry-standard STX1100 AutoTuner, the AX3000 Contact AutoTuners, the NexTune 6z and 12z Guitar and Chromatic Tuners, the MT9000 MetroTune, and the ZipBeat-6000 Metronome. Visit the Sabine website at www.Sabine.com.