ETD Question

[David Ilvedson]

Can't you just download the update?

David I.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Richard Brekne
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:10 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: ETD Question


Thanks Kent.. I will get the latest update this summer while in Arlington
then. I bought mine about 9 months ago but I am not sure which version it
is. The first with the ability to check Hz as well as Cents for
inharmonicity readings I belive.

Kent Swafford wrote:
>
> on 6/8/00 7:02 AM, Richard Brekne at Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no wrote:
>
> > Kawaii grand GS-70 # 1647934... rather harsh sounding really,, Cyber Ear
> > gets like totally confused with this thing. For the first.. It wont read
A5
> > at all. Just get this message saying "that note was not in the normal
range
> > for a piano...etc". Secondly the curve it generates for this piano (no
> > matter how many different samples of A's I give it) always ends up with
G1
> > and G#1 being like waaaayyyyyy sharp, unbelievably sharp really. Thirdly
> > the curve in the treble tappers off quickly to being way to flat.
> >
> > I have tried several different tuning partials.. and just about every
thing
> > I can think of but the same kinda thing happens every time. Anyone have
any
> > ideas as to what can be the cause of this ??
>
> The A5 problem you are describing is addressed in the most recent version
of
> RCT which is RCT 3.0.7f2+.
>
> The sharpness in the top notes of the bottom octave also sounds like a
> problem that was addressed a few updates back. You don't say which partial
> you are using that is producing a sharp G1 and G#1; I would be probably be
> using the 7th partial on a GS-70.
>
> Kent Swafford

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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway