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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique23><font =
size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Ric, mesa dll was =
missing in
the first download, I had the same problem (the software worked =
nowadays, but
slowly, mesa .dll shows the knob and scroll buttons). This is corrected
actually, you&#8217;ll have to download =
again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique23><font =
size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I find the screen with =
the
instant display very nice, changing the gauge or wire quality (with the =
wire
produced by Stephen for instance) showing immediately the differences in
tension %breaking strain, , iH, etc. When it will be connected with =
Mensurix
(to allow for a complete scale management) that will be a must. I just =
try a
few sound samples, as the computing time is slow on my PIII 500Mhz, but =
they
went fine, it is maybe less useful than instructive, as the soundboard =
modes
are not taken in account, nor the voicing, but hammer mass is, it is yet =
a very
nice approach , and I know a few that will like it =
!<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique23><font =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Best<o:p></o:p></span><=
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique23><font =
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color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Isaac<o:p></o:p></span>=
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Message d'origine-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De&nbsp;:</span></b>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>De la part de</span></b> Richard Brekne<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoy&eacute;&nbsp;:</span></b> =
lundi 15 d&eacute;cembre
2003 23:50<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>&Agrave;&nbsp;:</span></b> =
Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet&nbsp;:</span></b> Re: MiniMens =
Audio
piano String Simulator</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New =
Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Ok.. =
</span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Installled=
 the
demo program and it doesnt work.. half the main screen doesnt draw... =
and I get
3 times a error box saying cant load mesa.dll. </span></font><font =
color=black><span
lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o=
:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Got any =
good
advice as to what might be the problem ? </span></font><font =
color=black><span
lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o=
:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Cheers =
</span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>RicB <br>
&nbsp; </span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Bernhard =
Stopper
wrote: </span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

<p class=MsoNormal =
style='margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=2 =
color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>New MiniMens Audio =
Piano
String Simulator out now!</span></font></b><font color=black><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&nbsp;</span></font><b><fon=
t
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>C=
ompute
dynamics with this hot piano maker tool.Avoid whistling bass strings due =
to
inharmonic longitudinal waves in the bass strings .Hear loudness =
difference
from one wire number to the next.Hear how inharmonicity changes sound =
quality.</span></font></b><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&nbsp;</span></font><b><fon=
t
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>O=
r just
use it as a high quality digital piano sample =
creator.</span></font></b><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&nbsp;</span></font><b><fon=
t
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>d=
ownload
your test version at:</span></font></b><font color=black><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&nbsp;</span></font><b><fon=
t
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.piano-stopper.de/html/homepe.htm"><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>http://www.piano-stopper.de/html/homepe=
.htm</span></a></span></font></b><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;</span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span =
lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>-- <br>
Richard Brekne <br>
RPT, N.P.T.F. <br>
UiB, Bergen, Norway <br>
</span><a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no"><span lang=EN-GB =
style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</span></a></font><font =
color=black><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <br>
</span><a href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html"><span
lang=EN-GB =
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricma=
in.html</span></a></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <br>
</span><a href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html"><span
lang=EN-GB =
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_=
RB.html</span></a></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <br>
&nbsp; </span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-GB =
style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
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