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Bob Lorenz <[log in to unmask]>
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Since we're in question/answer mode... What instrument should I choose? I don't see any keyboard instruments in the list. I also don't see Valotti as a supported temperament? I did the in-app purchase to ensure I have all the available components.

- Bob Lorenz
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> On Apr 26, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Mandy Macdonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> This will seem a very basic question to most of you. But my 40-year-old
> harpsichord has just been restored and tuned to A=415. Since i don't have
> time to tune by ear every week or so, i need an electronic helper, and was
> directed to ClearTune as a tuner that could be set to that frequency.
> However, i can't find any instructions on how to use it. There are endless
> reviews online that suggest that i can 'calibrate' my A4 to 415 rather than
> concert pitch, but nothing to suggest how to do this and whether, once i've
> calibrated that note, i will then have to calibrate all the rest of the
> notes in the octave manually or whether the tuner will do that
> automatically once the required pitch for the A is defined. For the moment
> i'm just sticking to equal temperament, though possibly others of the range
> of temperaments the machine offers would work just as easily. But if anyone
> can offer me advice on how to start off, that would be wonderful. Thanks in
> advance.
> 
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