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