Hi Peter,

Although an avid technologist myself, can I submit the outrageous
suggestion that you learn to tune the clav by ear? It's not difficult, and
humans come with an unlimited number of built in temperaments. After all,
people in 17-18c did it just fine. Our over reliance on electronic quick
fixes disappoints me more and more. And as I have said many times on the
list here, the ear/brain combo integrates all the multifactorial parameters
such as inharmonicity and lack of volume and wonky strings and so and so
forth better than any meter can, stroboscopic or whatever. Tuning by ear is
just as fast, maybe faster as you don't have to fiddle with the tool. Yes I
know people like to tune with a meter when noisy audiences are present, but
that is a different problem.

I will allow that an electronic meter is great for establishing pitch, and
indispensable. Any of the programs that you mentioned are fine for that.

I apologise that this is not a direct answer to your question, but I hope
you see where I am going with this.


Andrew

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