I can assure you it does much more
Click on note/tuning settings and you have access to 7 different types.
Neil
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From: "Graham Whyte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners
But I think it ONLY DOES EQUAL TEMPERAMENT
Graham
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Of Matthias
Sent: 10 December 2007 13:05
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re[2]: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners
I love my AP Tuner...
www.aptuner.com
Matthias
GW> I used it for years
GW> Its called Chromatia Tuner
GW> http://www.fmjsoft.com/ctmain.shtml
GW> There is a 30 day shareware download
GW> The full version is only $19.95
GW> Graham
GW> -----Original Message-----
GW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf
Of
GW> Augusto de Ornellas Abreu
GW> Sent: 10 December 2007 11:51
GW> To: [email protected]
GW> Subject: Re: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners
GW> What tuning software do you recommend for that, Graham? Is there a
freeware
GW> option if possible?
GW> On 12/10/07, Graham Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
GW> I agree completely Simon
GW> IMHO you should use the tuner to set only ONE open chanter
GW> All the other open strings at the same pitch should be set by ear
GW> This is much quicker and more accurate
GW> You should NOT set other pitches like D trompette on a G h-g with
the
GW> tuner
GW> This will give a slightly wrong pitch
GW> The D needs to be a pure interval against the G
GW> The tuner will give you a tempered D
GW> Again just do it by ear
GW> I use a programmable tuner on my PC and laptop
GW> You can have thousands of temperaments from file
GW> Or you can set your own in a text file either as cents or frequency
ratios
GW> The tuner makes tangent setting very quick and easy
GW> I use Just Temperament by frequency ratio on all my h-gs
GW> That looks like
GW> ! Hurdy-Gurdy JUST.scl
GW> !
GW> Just Temperament for Hurdy Gurdy
GW> 12
GW> !
GW> 16/15
GW> 9/8
GW> 6/5
GW> 5/4
GW> 4/3
GW> 45/32
GW> 3/2
GW> 8/5
GW> 5/3
GW> 16/9
GW> 15/8
GW> 2/1
GW> Graham
GW> -----Original Message-----
GW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf
GW> Of Simon Wascher
GW> Sent: 10 December 2007 10:12
GW> To: [email protected]
GW> Subject: Re: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners
GW> Hello,
GW> Am 05.12.2007 um 23:18 schrieb John Tappan:
GW> > Three, a number of instruments are being built with onboard
GW> > electronic tuners. It works nicely on my guitar, I'd think that
GW> > with some 46 or so tangents, it could be a big help in getting set
up.
GW> there are two purposes for the onboard tuner. First is to find and
GW> control the pich of the open string, really helpful.
GW> Second is to tune the tangents. To tune the the tangent pitches well
GW> you will need a tuner that is capable of at least one or the other
GW> non equally tempered scales, like Kirnberger II, Valotti, ... or one
GW> that allows to reprogram its scale to the needed.
GW> Most small tuners that you might find nice to build in support
modern
GW> standard equal temperament pitches only. If you find a small
GW> reprogamable one, please let me know...
GW> Simon
GW> ---
GW> have a look at:
GW> http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com
GW> http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com
GW> ---
GW> my site:
GW> http://simonwascher.info
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