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Very well written Dave. You've put into words many of the things I'd be
unable to describe. Kudos to you and also to Bob Scott!<br><br>
Greg Newell<br><br>
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At 05:23 PM 3/31/2003, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Dave:<br>
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I really know nothing about RCT but I can tell you what I like about
TuneLab Pro.<br>
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1> I like the moving bar display. It is easy to see, its
meaning is obvious and it doesn't make me dizzy.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
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dave<br>
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On 3/31/2003 at 12:11 AM Dave Foster wrote:</font><br>
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<dd><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><br>
<dd> <br>
<dd><font face="arial" size=2>Dave Foster</font><br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>----- Original Message ----- <br>
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</a>
<br>
<dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:foster29@earthlink.net">'Dave Foster'</a> ; <a=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</a> <br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:01 PM<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> RE: Pocket PC<br><br>
<dd><font face="arial">Dave,</font><br>
<dd><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><br>
<dd> <br>
<dd><font face="arial">jeannie</font><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd><font size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<br>
<dd>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal<br>
<dd><a=
href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</a>=
<br>
</font>
<dd><font face="tahoma" size=2>-----Original Message-----<br>
<dd>From:</b> <a=
href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a=
href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"=
eudora="autourl">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of=
</b>Dave Foster<br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:50 PM<br>
<dd>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Pocket PC<br><br>
</font>
<dd><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><br>
<dd><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><br>
<dd> <br>
<dd><font face="arial" size=2>Dave Foster</font><br>
<dd> <br><br>
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