[CAUT] Measuring FAC (was Re: Re. Link to Young Paper)

[John Dutton]

I have to go with Dave on this one.  First of all, Rick Baldassin is a
dealer for Accutuner.  Second of all, just like in regular computers, PDA's
have ever increasing processors.  Any delay isn't going to be noticeable
really if it's even really there.  I have both an SAT and TuneLab (PDA and
the trial for PC).  There is no more delay for TuneLab than for the SAT to
establish its pattern (using the footswitch).  This is not a brand X over Y
post by the way.  Just my observations both as a piano technician and as a
network engineer.  Heck my pda phone has a faster processor than my first
computer.

 

John Dutton

 

From: Porritt, David [mailto:dporritt at mail.smu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January, 2007 14:28
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Measuring FAC (was Re: Re. Link to Young Paper)

 

Jim:

 

TuneLab has a slight delay if you've changed notes.  It has to listen to
know if you went up or down and how far but that is an amazingly small delay
for all the calculating it's doing.  Once it's on the note you're tuning, I
haven't noticed a delay.  My brain is not the quickest mouse trap on the
shelf so maybe I just haven't noticed but I don't really think it has a
delay.  All ETDs have to register the frequency, notice the phase shift and
compare it to its internal reference so I don't know to what he is
referring.  

 

dave

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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Dave,

 

I own an SAT and Verituner and at a class comparing ETDs Baldassin said that
the "other" ETDs have a fraction of a second delay to register the note. He
says this fraction is crucial and that he tunes to this "first" part of the
note. Do you find this to be the case? We compared tunings with 4 ETDs and
found that they all would "pass" the RPT test by 97 percent or better. 

 

Good to see I'm not the only one who turns off the ETD in the bass.

 

Regards,

Jim Busby

 

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