tuners - samples -

so i dont know if this is what people do in general, but ive been thinking about tuning my samples to fit better with the key of whatever im working on - i know how to do this in the mpc -and that not eveything will be able to fit a key cause of the original chord ect.ect. -but ive been doin this by ear with some succsess- so the question is if a tuner of some kind would be effective in really finetuning the stuff ?-- andd if so - i assume a plain ol guitar tuner wouldnt be ideal -

suggestions/?

really the only thing that need tuning is the kick. tune that to the key your working in. theres 8 notes in a major or minor scale and not all will work smoothly with eachother, some notes are more colord than harmonic. a good thing to think of for majors are rooth 3rd and 5th notes of the major scale will sit perfectly. i duuno anything you want specifics on just ask. a guitar tuner wold help with some samples but not really for drums and such.

a guitar tuner will only work on long sustained sounds, like a sample of strings.
on drum sounds, the pitch can go from C4 to C1 in milliseconds, so a tuner wont recognize it. even if u get a long sustained drum sound, like an 808 boomy kick, the pitch is still bending and changing throughout it.

You can get electronic chromatic tuners for pianos that will tell you what not it it is. They have ones that have an internal mic and a 1/8 Jack for sound. You can pick em up probably at any music store for like $20-40. They are small and bettery operated. They usually come with batteries too.

i was kinda thinking of useing it on string/jazz/orchestral sounds -- not really on drums- though- the kick, right .