RTC VS TUNE LAB

[Dean May]

>From the RCT download page:


Downloading the latest Pocket RCT update. 


Latest reference version: 4.0.0f1

Pocket RCT updates are free for download to all registered Pocket RCT users.

Free update to Pocket RCT 3.x adds PTG Tuning Exam scoring, "Smart
Partials", Pocket PC phone capability and much more. Versions earlier than
Pocket RCT 3.0.0f1 are not supported since the updates are free and highly
recommended.
Have you downloaded Pocket RCT previously? If so there is no need to apply
for instructions, they are the same as last time.
To received download instructions via email please submit this web form: RCT
Web update form  <http://www.reyburn.com/update.html> 
For current users updating to Windows Mobile 5.0 see RCT upgrade page.
<http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html>  

 

It starts out saying ALL updates are free. But if you follow the link to RCT
upgrade page (http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html) you'll find that
upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0 will cost you $229 to $299. 

 

I like Dean Reyburn as well (he has a great name) and have talked
extensively with him and his wife. Very personable people. I did not want to
any way disparage him personally. My apologies if that came across. I am,
however, very frustrated with his product for reasons that I enumerated.
Other than those I really did like RCT, I'm pretty sure I said that. I
personally try to live by the Eighth Commandment and if I purchase a piece
of software (a very expensive piece of software, even) I believe I should be
able to freely use it on whatever machine I own. Otherwise let's drop the
pretense that I'm purchasing it. I'm only renting it and I have to ask
permission and jump through hoops to port it from one machine to another. 

 

As Alan has stated, I found a great product that works as well or better for
much less money and it apparently doesn't have the things that RCT has that
frustrate me. 

 

I used the split scale feature of Tune Lab today on a Kimball spinet. It
still didn't have any sustain but other than that it really sounded great
(using Coleman 11).

 

 

Dean

 

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Steve Blasyak
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:42 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RTC VS TUNE LAB VS VERITUNER

 

Hey Now,
 
I've been following this thread with a great deal of interest. As a long
time RTC user I'm reluctant to criticize Dean Reyburn in a public forum. In
fact I think he has on ocasion posted to the list and am surprised he has
not offered up some defense or explanation to some of the comments. Further
I think he's a nice guy and entitled to make a buck or two off of his
software. 
 
My more recent problems with the RTC product and policy is different from
Dean May's recent episode. I thought that every thing that could go wrong
has happened to me! Come to find out other guys have worse luck! I think
there has been a few misstatements.. First, the upgrade down loads are free.
Provided you do it online. If Dean has to mail it to you, there is a charge.
The charge that Dean May referred to is a licensing free for Microsoft
Windows Mobil 5.0. This is what Dean Reyburn told me via Email. 
 
My problems with the product software is and has been that the current
version you are running expires after about one year. This has not been
mentioned thus far. The first time it happened to me a couple of years ago I
kept getting a warning that your version 1. whatever is about to expire. I
though to myself...that can't be right, I'm paid for this product it can't
expire! After about a month in the middle of a tuning sure enough it stopped
working. Several soft boots after the crash and no luck no cyber tuner.
After hearing the explanation on the phone the next day, I scoured the text
in the manuel trying find anything written that would indicate my software
would only work for about a year. I could find nothing to indicate this. So
from that point on, I diligently upgraded my software from time to time (for
free) via the web page. 
 
Now on to my current issues. The last time I upgraded (again for free), I
received a disturbing message. I can't quote it verbatim but in essence, it
said that they can no longer support older operating systems so if you were
running a system after a certain date, I think it was 2001 or 02 you were
SOL. I had been thinking my trusty HP PDA was more than four years old and
had been working quite well. I guess I had been lucky cause I've never had
any real problems with it. So I decided to heed the warnings and got me a
new HP PDA with you guessed it Windows Mobil 5.0. Unknown to me at the time
I would have plunk down a couple of hundred bucks just to run software I've
already paid for. Needless to say this really p----d me off!
 
Well that's my story. I have more on my experience with the Verituner but I
thought that I had probably rambled on long enough. I am very tempted to try
the 30 day free trail for Tune Lab.
 
One more thing, my hats off to you aural guy's and girls. 
 
 
Steve Blasyak
A loyal and frustrated RTC user
Orange County Ca.
 
Pura Vida       

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