Lugline: Drum Tuner

Lugline is a drum tuner that measures every tension rod, not just the note. Tap near a lug and it shows which rods are sharp or flat, which one to turn next and about how far, until the whole head is even. Then plan the whole kit by musical intervals and keep a history of every tuning. Every feature is free: no login, no trial, no subscription. STEADY READINGS - A strike is measured only when its pitch holds; a rattle or a double hit is rejected, with the reason - The shown note is the median of three strikes, so one odd hit never moves it; it locks when they agree - Built for drum heads: it finds the head's own modes (inharmonic, unlike a string) and never jumps between them, which is why other tuners read 86 Hz and then 161 Hz on the same drum - Works with mains hum and room noise; tells you when you hit too hard EVERY LUG, IN TUNE - A drum diagram with every tension rod: green when even, red when sharp, blue when flat - An arrow on the rod to turn next, "loosen it about ⅛ turn", then tap near it again - Every lug within ±15 cents of the others (under a fifth of a semitone): the head is even - Batter and resonant heads, 4 to 16 lugs, numbered clockwise or the other way PLAN THE KIT - Toms a fourth or a third apart, never an octave by accident; snare and kick starting notes - Tom notes by size from common drum tuning charts, and lug targets for equal heads or a higher resonant head - Hear every target through the speaker (harmonics included, so even a kick note is audible on a phone) YOUR DRUMS, OVER TIME - Kits and drums with sizes, lugs and target notes - Tuning history: see how far each drum has drifted since last time - A log of every new head ALSO - Guided tuning from a new head to an even, on-pitch drum, with the star order for the rods - Note mode, lug mode, and a free mode for timpani and hand drums - Microphone check with a live level meter - C D E or Do Re Mi, reference pitch 415–466 Hz, dark and light themes, screen kept on while tuning - English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian PRIVATE AND OFFLINE - The microphone is analysed on your phone: nothing is recorded, stored or sent - No account; back up your kits to one file and restore them on a new phone - Free with ads, never on the tuner screen. An optional one-time purchase removes ads; no subscription, nothing locked. Made by Fernhart Labs.