Dear friends, As a longtime Korg user, RCT user and having tried Tunelab, I may have a different perspective than others. I started using the origional Korg box. Only accurate to +/- 3 cents. What it IS good and useful for is to set the temperament octave. Center the A and tune from Eb to Eb. (C to C, if you don't want to mess with changing octaves.) Check thirds, adjust, and do the rest by ear. The Korg MT-1200 IS much more usable and has 3 preset stretch curves built in. The best feature of this tuner is the ability to "half the meter". Instead of reading from +50 cents to -50 cents,(like most meter-type tuners) you can change to +25 to -25cents. This makes the meter more readable. For pitch raises, meter tuners make quick work of visually seeing how far below center the pitch begins. Guestimate 30% above overpull and get in the ballpark for the fine tune. (Might be an inexpensive, fast way for aural tuners to get ready for their fine tune. You can quicky tune 5 octaves of a's to see if any of the stretches fit before tuning. Still with an accuracy to only 1 cent, use your checks as you go, and trust your ears. I found that tunelab was too confusing for my liking, though with the new improvements, it's much easier. In my opinion, if you are going to invest in a laptop, RCT gives you the best tuner available. It's easy to sample, test, tweak and save a tuning in 10-15 mins. Plus if you want to try different temperements (or even smaller percentages of them!) the program is very easy to do. I've never used the SAT, but watching other people follow the spinning lights, I'm thankful for the great display on RCT. (can you tell I'm happy with RCT?) Good luck in making a choice between what's out there! Ron Koval Chicago Chapter ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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