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Pianalyzer — making piano tone visible
Pianalyzer (PAZ) is a mini-spectrum analyzer. PAZ measures and displays cents
deviation, inharmonicity, sustain time, and volume for partials 1 to 16 for any note.
PAZ will quickly become your favorite research tool for studying tone and
partials. No longer do you need to wish for an extra $20,000 to spend on a fancy
spectrum analyzer. (You can still wish for the extra $20,000!)
With the advent of PAZ, piano tone can be discussed with objectivity and
accuracy. Compare the tone of two different pianos in far-flung locations or track
one piano’s tonal changes over a twenty year period. PAZ can overlay readings of
two consecutive samples, so the effects of voicing can be easily quantified. For
example, compare volumes of a note’s partials before and after needling.
The potential of PAZ is exciting and endless. Because PAZ is so new, you may
discover uses for PAZ no one else has thought of. If so, please let us know. There
might be a free RCT T-shirt in it for you.
MIDI Control — transfer data to other VTDs
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Pianalyzer — making piano tone visible
Pianalyzer (PAZ) is a mini-spectrum analyzer. PAZ measures and displays cents
deviation, inharmonicity, sustain time, and volume for partials 1 to 16 for any note.
PAZ will quickly become your favorite research tool for studying tone and
partials. No longer do you need to wish for an extra $20,000 to spend on a fancy
spectrum analyzer. (You can still wish for the extra $20,000!)
With the advent of PAZ, piano tone can be discussed with objectivity and
accuracy. Compare the tone of two different pianos in far-flung locations or track
one piano’s tonal changes over a twenty year period. PAZ can overlay readings of
two consecutive samples, so the effects of voicing can be easily quantified. For
example, compare volumes of a note’s partials before and after needling.
The potential of PAZ is exciting and endless. Because PAZ is so new, you may
discover uses for PAZ no one else has thought of. If so, please let us know. There
might be a free RCT T-shirt in it for you.
MIDI Control — transfer data to other VTDs
Reyburn CyberTuner is the easy way to link your computer to any MIDI-capable
visual tuning device (VTD) such as an SAT. Some common uses of RCT’s MIDI
Control: transfer copies of another VTD’s tunings to your computer for editing then
transfer them back; permanently archive another VTD’s tuning pages; send Ch2created tunings to another VTD. You can transfer tuning files between RCT/Mac and
RCT/Win using MIDI, although floppy disk transfer may be simpler.
Reyburn CyberTuner is the easy way to link your computer to any MIDI-capable
visual tuning device (VTD) such as an SAT. Some common uses of RCT’s MIDI
Control: transfer copies of another VTD’s tunings to your computer for editing then
transfer them back; permanently archive another VTD’s tuning pages; send Ch2created tunings to another VTD. You can transfer tuning files between RCT/Mac and
RCT/Win using MIDI, although floppy disk transfer may be simpler.
Chameleon 1
Chameleon 1 calculates a tuning from physical measurements you take of strings
from sample A notes. Even though it’s been superseded by Ch2, Chameleon 1 is
included with RCT because it takes up very little disk space (less than 10K) and is
used by some rebuilders. For example, if you’re rescaling a piano, you already have
the measurements needed for Ch1.
If you come up with any new uses for Ch1, let us know. If you’ve already won a
T-shirt, we’ll send you a CyberEarRing.
Chameleon 1
Chameleon 1 calculates a tuning from physical measurements you take of strings
from sample A notes. Even though it’s been superseded by Ch2, Chameleon 1 is
included with RCT because it takes up very little disk space (less than 10K) and is
used by some rebuilders. For example, if you’re rescaling a piano, you already have
the measurements needed for Ch1.
If you come up with any new uses for Ch1, let us know. If you’ve already won a
T-shirt, we’ll send you a CyberEarRing.