verituner corrections/ pitch raises

[larudee@pacbell.net]

Don,

I'm not smart enough to answer that.  You might check with Dave Carpenter.  He
says that there is no Mac or Windows based program has the necessary speed.  He
told me what he used, but it was unfamiliar to me.

Paul Larudee

Don wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is the verituner a "computer"? If so it must have some kind of OS to run
> unnder. If that OS can run on the same hardware that windows (or mac) runs
> on then it could be moved to the hardware under the Verituner OS.
>
> I suggest that fastest portable windows machines are also about 5 times the
> speed than when the Verituner was first released.
>
> At 06:59 PM 1/23/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >Marcel,
> >
> >Dave Carpenter told me that because VT processes so much signal (all the
> >partials) and does so much calculation in real time, it cannot function fast
> >enough in either a Windows or Mac environment.  Only a dedicated machine will
> >do that.
> >
> >Paul Larudee
> >
> >Marcel Carey wrote:
> >
> >> One thing I would like to ask:  Is it possible to think that in the future
> >> we could get the VT features in a software package that could be runned
> >> within a laptop?
> >>
> >> If all it does is calculating and display, why couldn't it be done on a
> >> laptop?
> >>
> >> Marcel Carey, RPT
> >> Sherbrooke QC
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> >> Of J Patrick Draine
> >> Sent: 2002-janvier-23 19:55
> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >> Subject: Re: verituner corrections/ pitch raises
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 12:06 AM, Tvak@AOL.COM wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 1/22/02 3:18:27 PM, drwoodwind@hotmail.com writes:
> >> >
> >> > <<From what I've heard, people unhappy with the pitch-raise function
> >> > have all
> >> > used RCT first. >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Wait a minute! I've owned SOTs and SATs and still have my SAT II (never
> >> owned a RCT), and *I'm* unhappy with VT's pitch-raise function! I love
> >> them spinnin' red dots!
> >> Unfortunately VT's monochrome (black on green) spinning peace sign does
> >> not get high grades for its "human interface." My 50 year old eyes don't
> >> want to stare at little arrows when doing a pitch adjustment., so I
> >> bring along the SAT II for the pitch-raise part of the appointment.
> >> It's not too bad when the pitch is already close, but it's still kludgey
> >> compared to the SAT display.
> >> Hopefully they'll correct this with a software upgrade, and eventually
> >> retrofit a better monitor.
> >>
> >> Patrick
> >>
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> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
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