<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Dave:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I really know nothing about RCT but I can tell you what I like about TuneLab Pro.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1>  I like the moving bar display.  It is easy to see, its meaning is obvious and it doesn't make me dizzy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 3/31/2003 at 12:11 AM Dave Foster wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Foster</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jgrassi@silverlink.net href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=foster29@earthlink.net href="mailto:foster29@earthlink.net">'Dave Foster'</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pocket PC</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=220240017-30032003><FONT face=Arial>Dave,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=220240017-30032003><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=220240017-30032003><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=220240017-30032003><FONT face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal<BR><A href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> </FONT></P></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave Foster<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Pocket PC<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Foster</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> <PRE> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE>