<!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><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>One = of the things Tunelab impressed me with was their willingness to let you try it before = you buy it. I heartily recommend you do just that. RCT seems to not have such a = program, don't know why.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I = looooooooove the spectrum graph on the Tunelab--really makes those top-octave unisons = easy (well, easier). Does RCT have that function? I = dunno.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Anyway, I was so blown away by the Tunelab that I couldn't and still can't see why RCT = would be worth so much more. People talk about intuitive usage and such; maybe = that's so, but I think the Tunelab documentation is pretty darned good and the use = of the device is just a breeze.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Hope I don't sound like I just bought stock in the company: It just seems a fine = product, to me, for me, at a better price.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015143205-31032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave Foster<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pocket PC<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY= ></HTML>