--- key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch type: mechanic id: phone-microphone--family-pitch lang: en title: Pitch summary: >- The microphone captures sound and the app estimates its fundamental frequency. The player adjusts a voice or instrument to a note or contour. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone microphone interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b - source-ecc918e0c949ef2f sources: - id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b title: 'Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing' url: 'https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder' verifiedAt: null - id: source-ecc918e0c949ef2f title: 'GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar' url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-microphone id: family-pitch title: Phone microphone interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-microphone/#family-pitch' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Pitch description: >- The microphone captures sound and the app estimates its fundamental frequency. The player adjusts a voice or instrument to a note or contour. image: src: images/mechanics/sensor-guitar-tuna-2.webp width: 720 height: 1280 crop: x: 90 'y': 405 width: 540 height: 810 game: 'GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar' sourceUrl: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4 originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1e/aa/de/1eaade13-411b-988d-9108-157363db920b/b52ff2a0-b0be-4904-b573-3b8c2c27d333_App_store_GT_9x16_1242x2208_3.png/720x1560bb.jpg credit: Yousician Ltd rights: >- © Yousician Ltd. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'GuitarTuna: the received pitch’s deviation from the target note' alt: 'GuitarTuna: the received pitch’s deviation from the target note' markers: - x: 47 'y': 58 label: The −5 reading and Tune up indicate the correction direction tips: - Do not assume the strongest spectral peak is always the fundamental. examples: - title: 'GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar' url: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4 endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-microphone --- # Pitch id: phone-microphone--family-pitch type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-pitch/ The microphone captures sound and the app estimates its fundamental frequency. The player adjusts a voice or instrument to a note or contour. ## At a glance ![GuitarTuna: the received pitch’s deviation from the target note](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/sensor-guitar-tuna-2.webp) [GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4) · © Yousician Ltd. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The −5 reading and Tune up indicate the correction direction - Do not assume the strongest spectral peak is always the fundamental. - [GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4) ## How it works The fundamental frequency is more conveniently isolated from one stable voice or whistle. It is better to set the range relative to the player. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Voice slider. Signal: Fundamental frequency of sound. Application: Raise the character with a high tone, lower it with a low tone. Access level: Signal analysis. - Tone buttons. Signal: Multiple relative ranges. Application: Select one of three elements in a low, medium or high tone. Access level: Signal analysis. - Holding a note. Signal: Close to target frequency. Application: Keep the beam on the target or keep the bridge open. Access level: Signal analysis. - Glissando. Alarm: Continuous rise or fall in altitude. Application: Use your voice to guide the platform along an inclined path. Access level: Signal analysis. - Melodic contour. Signal: A series of ups and downs. Application: Open the door with a motive that allows for a convenient tonality. Access level: Signal analysis. - Interval password. Signal: The relationship between successive tones. Application: Repeat the distances between notes regardless of the starting note. Access level: Signal analysis. - Accuracy of intonation. Signal: Deviation from specified notes. Application: Get points for hitting the melody. Access level: Signal analysis. - Vibrato and stability. Signal: Variation in altitude over time. Application: Vibrato modulates the shield; an even tone stabilizes the instrument. Access level: Signal analysis. ## Context and limits Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing](https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder) (id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b) - [GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitartuna-tune-play-guitar/id527588389?uo=4) (id: source-ecc918e0c949ef2f) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors