A chromatic tuner only knows twelve notes, so it calls a perfectly placed Segâh 'out of tune'. This tuner measures in komas against the 24 perdes of the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system — or only the perdes of the makam you choose.
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1. Choose your instrument's ahenk — Bolâhenk if you play at written pitch; Mansur, Kız or Süpürde for the corresponding neys and tanburs. 2. Leave Makam on “All 24 perdes” to tune frets or strings, or choose a makam to see only its scale; the perde you are playing lights up. 3. The needle shows how many komas you are off; within half a koma (about 11 cents) the name turns green.
The tuner uses the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek theory taught in Turkish conservatoires: the octave is 53 komas, Rast is G (196 Hz in Bolâhenk), and 24 perdes are named within each octave. Perdes outside the middle octave are shown with an octave mark, e.g. Dügâh (−1). Performers often place some perdes — Segâh and Eviç above all — slightly differently from the theory; the Turkish Makam pages discuss where practice and theory part ways.
Why does my piano-style tuner say Segâh is out of tune?
Segâh sits about a koma below Western B, between two piano keys. A chromatic tuner can only
compare it to B and reports it as roughly 20 cents flat. This tuner compares it to the perde
itself.
Which ahenk should I choose?
The one your instrument or ensemble plays in. Music is written in Bolâhenk; a Mansur ney
sounds about a fifth lower than written, a Kız ney about a fourth lower.
Can I use it for the bağlama or ud?
Yes — it listens to any pitched instrument or voice. Choose “All 24 perdes” to check frets,
or a makam to check a scale as you play it.