Auto-stepping test

[mitchkiel@olywa.net]

>I just did a test between the RCT 2300 auto note switcher and the SAT III
> auto-stepping. I started at A0 playing next note as soon as the machine
> triggered to the its next note. Here are the results as I did the test.
>
> RCT  1 minute 35 seconds with 4 stops to manually move to the next note.
> SAT  1 minute 30 seconds with 3 stops to manually move to the next note.
 
    I was able to get RCT to noteswitch all 87 notes in as little as
57 seconds with no errors. I used my Mac 2400 running
at 180mHz. In the middle of the piano, RCT switches
about 3-4 notes per second. Faster computer will be faster. 

   FYI, if you press your computer's arrow keys, RCT will noteswitch
manually. Holding the note-up arrow key down, 
RCT switches from A0 to C8 in 3 (yes, that's three) seconds. 
IOW, RCT switches notes about as fast your cursor moves
through text of, for example, an email msg. I use this feature
all the time to switch from one note to another  no matter how far away. 
To auto-switch to a note a half octave or less away, I just play a 
chromatic run and 
RCT's NoteSwitcher follows me along like a little dog.
   
   Jim C. asked if we had wired thumbswitches for RCT. Yes 
we do. I used one while tuning pianos at last year's NAMM
show. I thought I might need it because I would be tuning in 
a room with 2 other tuners, all 3 of us tuning at the same
time. But in fact, RCT's filters work so well and Dean has
done such a great job making NoteSwitcher very smart that I didn't need
it. In other words, even with all those non-Mitch notes flying around, 
RCT's NoteSwitcher still worked great almost all the time.
    In other words, a wired thumbswitch is available for RCT 
but totally unnecessary. 

Mitch

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