[pianotech] aural vs edt

[David Ilvedson]

Yeah, that's what the customer wants to see/hear...the crazy tuner mumbling "up, down, up, up, down"....  '-]
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044


Original message
From: "Dean May" 
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/6/2009 7:36:25 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] aural vs edt

You don’t need to put demo versions of Tune Lab on your back up Pocket PC’s. This was a huge factor in my deciding to leave RCT and go with Tune Lab. If you have the same owner name on your back up unit, then your activation code will work on it as well, giving you a full version on your backup. 
That was what drove me to Tune Lab. But after using it for a couple of years now I absolutely love it. It gives you 3 readouts, the sliding scale, the graphical scale and a digital number indicating cents deviation. The graphical scale is what really sets it apart from RCT. It is wonderful for an aide in setting noisy unisons in the upper treble. And for pitch raises over 30 cents, mutes are optional. You can actually see the progress of individual strings of the unison on the graphical scale.. 
The only thing missing is voice commands. It would be really cool to be able to speak, “up, down,” to control the note switching on major pitch raises. 
Dean 
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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of phil at emvkeys.ca
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:42 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] aural vs edt 
Regarding possible failure, a back-up device was one of my first concerns when choosing to employ my retired Pocket PC as a dedicated ETD, so I bought 2 extra of my model on eBay for about $70 each. that's less than even one extra quality hammer - I use TuneLab so I put the demo version on the backup as a just-in-case.
To date, I haven't needed to use the backup unit. There's a lot of affordable Pocket PC options on eBay - I carry extra charged-up batteries acquired via eBay. So far I've needed to change batteries on a couple of occasions, but I typically get 3 tunings per charge. Checking my Pocket PCs and keeping the batteries charged is part of my weekly routine.
I personally know of 2 people who, trusting their SATIII battery longevity, got stuck with a dead battery, having left their power supplies at home
Whatever ETD or tuning method is employed, I believe that having a plan in the event of tool failure is an important part of any professional business strategy.
Obviously, maintaining refined aural-only skills is the best strategy in the event of ETD failure
Phil

William Monroe wrote: 
True Ron,
But to be honest, most if not all of us have a back-up lever/tip/etc.
How many ETD users have more than one device?  I'd guess few.  I agree there are solutions for ETD users (myself included - I only have one) but for most folks, if the unit fails, they have no back-up, unless they are competent aurally as well.

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