[NSP] Re: Learning to tune drones

[Mel Leggett]

Hi Rob,
The alt key is an old habit transferred.
I've just tried it without the "alt" and you're absolutely right!
Am I surprised??
(actually, I've just tried it in the original application and it works there 
too... Duhhh!)
Thanks again
Mel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:31 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Learning to tune drones


Wow. Brilliant.
That tells me a lot (ie my drones are flat when I think they are spot on).
Only a little but enough.
Does beautifully on Win XP  (Java 1.6) although I did have to get the 
sound
bank as suggested (thanks as well for the clear instructions).
WinMe sounds like a church organ (Java 1.5, same sound bank) and one needs
to right-click the application in the taskbar and select "maximise" for it
to show up on the screen (that may just be my PC but, if anyone else has
problems on an antiquated OS, this may help).
Playing a few slow tunes (clicking the chanter notes) made the difference
quite obvious and, having them a little "off" illustrates the "beating" 
very
well and how just a teeny adjustment gets them right.
Wish this had been around years ago. Congratulations..
Thanks for sharing this.
Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: [NSP] Learning to tune drones


When teaching, I'm always being asked about tuning the drones and how
to learn how to do this. So I've written an application that should be
able to help:

http://www.milecastle27.co.uk/simulator/

It also tries to address some of the confusion around pipers pitch and
concert pitch notation...

It's a Java application and there are few things you need on your
computer (speakers and something to tell them what to play). The
system check page should help with this.

Many thanks to the team of testers who've been giving it a good going
over in the last week and previously. Feel free to comment or make
suggestions.

Rob



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