Pocket PC

[Greg Newell]

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Very well written Dave. You've put into words many of the things I'd be 
unable to describe. Kudos to you and also to Bob Scott!

Greg Newell


At 05:23 PM 3/31/2003, you wrote:

>Dave:
>
>I really know nothing about RCT but I can tell you what I like about 
>TuneLab Pro.
>
>1>  I like the moving bar display.  It is easy to see, its meaning is 
>obvious and it doesn't make me dizzy.
>
>2>  I like the spectrum display.  It is great for tuning at the top of 
>pianos.  It shows you graphically the frequencies that make up "false" 
>beats, and it really helps in pitch raises.
>
>3>  I like the fact that I can read inharmonicity on any notes rather than 
>proscribed ones.  That way if one note I'm reading has a funky sound, I 
>can read another close by.
>
>4>  I like the fact that setting the stretch uses real life terms like 8:4 
>octaves, or 4:2 octaves etc.  I can relate to that better than a stretch #5.
>
>5>  I like the fact that I can decide which partials for the program to 
>listen for.  I can also change partials on-the-fly.  If I get a funky 6th 
>partial, I can switch to the 7th or 8th and the inharmonicity offset is 
>changed to get the same result.
>
>6>  I like being able to tell the program where the scale break is, and 
>measure that break so it can create a tuning that really fits the piano.
>
>7>  I like the stability.  I've had every version from the first TuneLab97 
>to the latest TuneLab Pro and none of them has ever crashed my system.
>
>Well, you get the idea.  I've used TuneLab since just after it was 
>released.  I think you'd be happy with it.  Of course I think you could be 
>happy with RCT, SAT or Verituner too.  I've just found what works for me.
>
>dave
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>On 3/31/2003 at 12:11 AM Dave Foster wrote:
>Well, the PDA of choice is still being researched extensively by 
>myself.  I've done alot of comparison shopping of PDA's and I'm still 
>looking.  But that's really isn't the issue.  So far, I've heard a lot 
>about RCT and Tunelab.  Many more poeple seem to prefer RCT, though.  I 
>can only imagine that it is going to be a slightly better program then 
>TuneLab because of it's userablity, functionality, and price.  But is the 
>price difference REALLY worth it?  If I'm able to get a good, stable 
>pitch-raise from TuneLab that is pretty much indifferent from RCT's 
>pitch-raise then why spend the extra money.  I've been tuning about 4 
>years and I've established a pretty good aural routine that I like.  I 
>really just want the ETD to help with pitch-raises and hard-to-hear 
>tonality.  I'm not really looking to change my way of tuning, at least not 
>yet.  So, again, is the extra money for RCT really worth it?
>
>Dave Foster
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net>Jeannie Grassi
>To: <mailto:foster29@earthlink.net>'Dave Foster' ; 
><mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>'Pianotech'
>Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:01 PM
>Subject: RE: Pocket PC
>
>Dave,
>In my opinion there is no comparison.  RCT is by far the way to go!  You 
>won't regret it.  Dell is offering really great deals on their PDAs right 
>now.  I don't know how long they will have such good prices.
>
>jeannie
>
>
>Jeannie Grassi, RPT
>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
><mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net>mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
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>From: <mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org>pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 
>[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave Foster
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:50 PM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Pocket PC
>
>List, hopefully this summer I will upgrading (in my opinion ungrading) to 
>a Pocket PC ETD.  I have some experience with TuneLab, and absolutly no 
>knowledge of the Reyburn Cybertuner.  I'm sure this has been a subject of 
>many discussions, and I apologize for the repetition of this topic, but 
>what are some of the advantages/disadvantages of one or the other?  I 
>would like to find out some of your opinions of these programs and what 
>might your recommendations be.
>I will be testing and playing around with these programs in the upcoming 
>MARC in Pittsburgh, and I would like to know a bit more about them so that 
>I don't look at them unknowingly.
>
>Dave Foster
>
>
>
>
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>Meadows School of the Arts
>Southern Methodist University
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Greg Newell
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