<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> From the RCT download page:<o:p></o:p> <h2>Downloading the latest Pocket RCT update. <o:p></o:p></h2> Latest reference version: 4.0.0f1<o:p></o:p> 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: <a href="http://www.reyburn.com/update.html">RCT Web update form </a> For current users updating to Windows Mobile 5.0 see <a href="http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html">RCT upgrade page.</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It starts out saying ALL updates are free. But if you follow the link to RCT upgrade page (<a href="http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html">http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html</a>) you’ll find that upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0 will cost you $229 to $299. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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).<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <ST1:PERSONNAME u1:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dean May</ST1:PERSONNAME></st1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:CITY u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</ST1:CITY></st1:City> <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</ST1:STATE></st1:State>  <ST1:POSTALCODE u1:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Steve Blasyak Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:42 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RTC VS TUNE LAB VS VERITUNER<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> 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 <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dean May</st1:PersonName>'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 <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dean May</st1:PersonName> 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Orange</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ca</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.   Pura Vida       <o:p></o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Your smile counts. The more smiles you share, the more we donate. <a href="www.windowslive.com/smile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_oprsmilewlhmtagline" target="_new">Join in!</a><o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>