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1. D D Getting Started with Reyburn CyberTuner for Pocket PC v4 6x 1 Congratulations on your decision to use Pocket Reyburn CyberTuner This Getting Started Manual will teach you almost everything you need to know about tuning pianos with Pocket RCT To learn more Watch the Pocket RCT video included with purchase It takes only 10 minutes to see Pocket RCT used to tune a piano and in another 10 minutes you will see a Pitch Raise demonstrated The video is available in DVD format DVD R format will play in most newer DVD players and Windows or Macintosh computers equipped with a DVD drive Pocket RCT is very similar to RCT for laptops so you can read the 138 page RCT User Manual available as a PDF download at our website www reyburn com download PDF files can be read on a laptop desktop computer This Getting Started Manual and other documentation are provided as electronic PDF files on your SentinelKey memory card To load PDF files from your Pocket RCT SentinelKey to a computer use the SD to USB memory card reader for your computer which came with Pocket RCT Pocket RCT PDF documents can also be downloaded at www reyburn com download html Pocket RCT upgrades are for free for at least one year from original purchase Upgrades will contain additional capabilities such as the ability to run on newer versions of Windows Mobile and or our latest advances in tuning technology To receive notices of upgrade releases by email2. 3 AUTORUN makes Pocket RCT autoinstall on card insertion 4 vX X Xfx exampe v4 5 4f1 a text file containing version information Is the Pocket RCT version you re trying to install the same or older version as the version already in stalled on your device If so then that is why Pocket RCT won t autoinstall Pocket RCT s Autorun is designed to autoinstall only versions that are newer than the version already installed You can install older versions or reinstall the same version by uninstalling and then reinstalling Using File Explorer if the 2577 folder or either of the files it should contain Pocket RCT or AU TORUN are missing then Pocket RCT will not auto install If the PocketRCT file is anywhere on a memory card you can install Pocket RCT manually by tapping on that file see below Cleaning SD card contacts and SD slot If the Pocket PC can t recognize that an SD card is inserted and you ve tried soft resetting try cleaning the gold contacts on the SD card Use a clean pencil eraser be careful to rub only once or twice then clean with a cotton swab and alcohol The SD slot can be cleaned with a can of com pressed air available at office supply stores Manually Installing Pocket RCT or the RCT Ten Styles Library Occasionally auto install doesn t work and manual installation is necessary Auto install and manual install result in exactly the same installed software on the machine Tap Star
3. Tuning Records are contained inside a Tuning File Tuning Files are managed deleted renamed etc using File Explorer You also should know how to use File Explorer a very useful program that s in all Pocket PC de vices Start menu Programs File Explorer lets you see every file and folder on your device edit your device s files and folders not just for Pocket RCT manually copy files to or from a memory card etc If you need help learning to use File Explorer please consult your Pocket PC documen tation tap Help in the Start menu when File Explorer is active contact your Pocket PC maker read a Pocket PC how to book or talk to a computer friend Name and Save Tuning Records To be able to name and save Tuning Records you must first tap the Advanced tab in Chame leon 3 then check Name and Save Tuning Records Thereafter when you sample a piano and tap Calculate the Piano Identity window will open displaying a two part header box and a serial number entry box In the first header box you can enter anything you d like e g name of piano or customer up to a limit of 35 characters In the second header box the beat rates calculated by Chameleon 3 B A2 A3 as a 6 3 T A3 A4 as a 4 2 D A2 A4 as a 4 1 will be automatically en tered You can enter info into the 2nd header box but you d have to overwrite the beat rates and therefore this is NOT recommended Serial Number In the serial number box you can enter the piano s s
4. You can add your own custom user temperaments as follows 1 Start Pocket RCT and choose File menu then Open File 2 In the Type popup menu choose User temp Files hist 3 Tap on User Temperaments 4 Tap and hold on the User Temp to sleect If you are starting with a fresh copy you might want to taop on the 4th item from the top which is the first blank temperament 5 Choose Edit User Temp 6 Enter the name of your temperament along with the type more on that later the year and the twelve cents offset as needed To enter the Type field enter a decriptive letter such as W for Well Temperament then a num ber from 1 to 999 to indicate the number of the temperament Up to four letters or numbers can be 17 entered here This indicator will be placed in the header of each tuning you create with this user temperament There is a maxium of 240 User Temperaments There are ten temperaments in the file three filled and 7 blank To add more User Temp records tap and hold a blank one the copy and paste It is beyond the scope of RCT documentaion to explain how to determine temperament cents offsets or which temperment to use Direct Interval Tuning Manual Mode Rather than use a sampled and calculated tuning record a few advanced RCT users prefer to set their own interval widths by manually selecting partials and adjusting the Tune Box This technique is called Direct Interval tuning or Manual Mode and requires exce
5. a sticker that reads CyberFork and a cents number This number is your CyberFork s offset This sticker was placed there by us after we measured the pitch of your CyberFork against a perfectly calibrated pitch source Your CyberFork s offset indicates how flat or sharp it is from A440 00 Enter this offset into the CyberFork win dow located on the left not the Calibrate box located right Here s how In the CyberFork window tap on a place column one cent tenths of a cent or hundredths of a cent then tap the up or down arrows Enter all digits carefully and be sure to use the correct sign minus means flat 4 On a flat padded surface e g a magazine place your Pocket PC device on its back with its screen facing up Push up one notch on the side switch of your CyberFork to the A tone check the switch to make sure its not B flat Holding the CyberFork in your hand face down CyberFork label side up and parallel to the tabletop gently press it against the Pocket PC device so that the CyberFork s top inch speaker overlaps the top inch microphone of the Pocket PC device In other words the Pocket PC and CyberFork are touching each other face to face speaker to micro phone 5 During the rest of this procedure gently press the Pocket PC and CyberFork towards each other and against the padded surface keeping them as still as possible This minimizes the effects of air distortion en abling the Pock
6. beneath for this very purpose If the piano is more than 25 cents off select Pitch Raise mode and Large pitch raise type which will increase the Spinner s range to plus or minus 200 cents This is a rough guide but appropriately effective To pitch raise with Pocket RCT Sample the piano in Ch3 Alternatively if the piano is off pitch by more than say 20 don t sample but instead tap the Demo button and choose one of the five Use the piano most similar to the piano you re tuning then tap OK Occasionally you might want to calculate a tuning from the piano you most recently sampled after choosing a Demo piano To do so tap the Demo button and select Restore last recorded piano Changing pitch with Smart Tune and Pitch Raise mode After calculating a tuning or opening a saved tuning go to CyberEar you can tap Tools menu gt CyberEar Tap the Tuning Mode popup menu which may be set to Fine Tune and select Smart Tune or Pitch Raise If these modes are already selected reselect The Smart Tune or Pitch Raise dialog box will open In the Pitch Raise dialog box enter the piano s Lowest Plain Wire Note unwrapped string by tapping the up down arrows next to the Lowest Plain Wire Note box or use the large button just below the screen The Lowest Plain Wire Note is identified by note name and octave number B2 is the default as it is a commonly used Lowest Plain Wire Note The Smart Tune dialog box asks for a bit more informat
7. not recommended to tune unisons after tuning all center strings or to use another note order because the tuning will have noticeably less stability and will require more overpull After pitch raising is completed return to Ch3 by tapping the OK button upper right or choose Ch3 in the Tools menu lower left Resample and create a new tuning record Return to CyberEar select Fine Tune mode and retune as needed Overpull amounts Figure 1 shows the standard overpull percentages used by Pocket RCT when calculating pitch raises The overpull percentages jump from 12 to 32 at the break between wound and plain wire strings which is why you enter the Lowest Plain Wire Note into the Pitch Raise dialog box In the example graph above the lowest plain wire note is note 28 or C3 which of course will vary from piano to piano Smart Tune mode uses a similar but more dynamic overpull chart which is customized for each piano depending on the user input in the Smart Tune dialog box Reyburn CyberTuner Pitch Raise Overpull Notes 1 88 12 unlocked locked Pitch Raise mode hints When you first use Pocket RCT the automatic NoteSwitcher is set to bidirectional You can change this to up only or down only under the Prefs menu Lock unlock NoteSwitcher by tapping the NoteSwitcher icon in CyberEar If pitch raising a piano that s substantially flat or if the piano s tone is of poor quality NoteSwitcher might not function norm
8. odd reyburn com B amp K Baumgartel GmbH www pianoteile baumgaertel de Zeitzer Str 60 D 07552 Gera Germany phone 49 0 365 413087 or 49 0 365 4390162 fax 49 0 365 4200135 email baumgartel reyburn com Europe English Dutch German amp French Jan R C Lensing Lensing Piano Service www pianostemmer n Lutmastraat 141 A 1073 GV AMSTERDAM The Netherlands phone 31 20 4702 639 or 31 618 844 013 fax 31 20 4702 639 email jan reyburn com U K and Ireland English Heckscher amp Co Ltd http www heckscher co uk 75 Bayham Street London UK NW1 OAA phone 020 7387 1735 fax 020 7387 3043 email heckscherreyburn com Please soft reset your device and try again before contacting RCT support Soft reset directions are in your hardware reference manual To soft reset use your stylus to touch a recessed button on the bottom back or side of the Pocket PC Troubleshooting Section is on pages 18 19
9. the stylus For the location on your hardware see your Pocket PC s documentation The power button on a Pocket PC doesn t really turn the machine off It is only a sleep or hibernate button So if you have a problem with the Pocket PC pressing this button usually won t help Turn off all programs and processes other than Pocket RCT Bluetooth WiFi and GPS functions especially interfere with RCT listening process Failure to turn off other processes can cause the CyberEar spinner to be slow jumpy or lock up Solving Pocket RCT installation problems Normally Pocket RCT installs automatically when you insert the memory card into your Pocket PC device If not please try these steps 1 Eject all CF or SD cards Soft Reset and try again 2 To check that your memory card is being recognized insert your memory card and A Press Start menu gt Programs gt File Explorer or Start menu gt File Explorer B Just below the name File Explorer at the top tap on My Documents or whatever is displayed there in a popup menu C Choose My Device D Inside My Device should be the memory card It may be called Storage Card Storage Card2 CF Card SD Card or something similar If after following steps A to D above you don t see anything that looks like a memory card you prob ably have a hardware memory card recognition problem Often using a can of compressed air from office supply store to cl
10. with the most recent version and install Pocket RCT will tell you to insert your SentinelKey If you don t have a Pocket RCT update card skip to the next step 4 Insert RCT SentinelKey into the slot with the RCT logo facing front into the slot Note on installing A few seconds after inserting the memory card the Installer should start automatically whether it s a Ten Styles Library card generic update card or SentinelKey If not see the troubleshooting section on page 19 for manual install instructions Hint Many problems can be solved if you do a soft reset and try again Try soft reset before manual install Windows Mobile 5 and later may ask you to install on Device or SD Card Always install to the Device never to SD card 5 Installation takes about 15 to 20 seconds If you re updating you may be told that Pocket RCT is already installed Re install Tap the OK button Hint You can update Pocket RCT to a newer version without first removing the older version 6 Pocket RCT should start automatically If not tap the Start menu and tap the Pocket RCT icon If there is no Pocket RCT icon in the Start menu tap Start Menu gt Settings gt Menus and select Pocket RCT Uncheck another item if needed 7 If you re installing Pocket RCT for the first time or are installing a major upgrade an Activation Code dialog box will appear Every Activation Code is unique to a Pocket PC and its Pocket RCT SentinelKey Enter your Activation
11. 3 has ears but not eyes and can t see what key you are playing it can only hear the pitch that s produced For instance Chameleon 3 can t know whether you re playing G 4 or a very flat A4 If Chameleon 3 doesn t hear an A4 pitch within 30 seconds of the Record button tap you ll see a dialog box suggesting that the piano may be very flat If so we suggest you don t sample this piano but instead select a Demo piano tap the Demo tab and select the model most similar to what you re tuning Kimball spinet Everett console Kawai UST 7 Yamaha C3E 6 grand Steinway D 9 grand These Demo pianos are real pianos which were sampled by us and whose samples are permanently stored in Ch3 Alternatively you can use an already calculated saved tuning record described below In addition to Chameleon s pitch display you can use CyberEar quickly check the overall pitch of a piano you suspect is very flat or sharp Choose a Demo piano most similar to the one you re tuning then calculate a tuning In CyberEar using Fine Tune mode play some notes eg all the A s or C s watching the Spinner s location on the oval to gauge the note s pitch The oval s Demo Calculate Fine Tune Fine Tune Pitch Raise Calibrate Lowest plain wire note B2 Pitch Raise type Small up to 60t O Medium to 100 O Large over 100 Adjust I 744 Overpull 2 lt 0 2 4 Save as default O crescents have cents labels
12. Code exactly as written on the SentinelKey s packaging or in the email sent to you Tap in the next entry box to advance every six characters When you re done entering the Activation Code check it again and tap the Activate button If you don t have an Activation Code please read the red sheet Where s My Activation Code included with purchase also printed at the end of this manual Immediately after activation is successfully completed remove the Pocket RCT SentinelKey card and store it in a safe place in its original packaging IMPORTANT Info Do not use your SentinelKey for daily use or for storing files or backups 3 MORE IMPORTANT Do not lose your Pocket RCT SentinelKey memory card This special memory card is required for initial installation and later upgrades If you lose your Pocket RCT SentinelKey card you may have to repurchase Pocket RCT at full price Moving Pocket RCT to another Pocket PC device Pocket RCT License At a later date you may decide to move Pocket RCT to another device Please remember that the Pocket RCT license allows you to run Pocket RCT on only one machine at a time CAUTION BEFORE deactivating Pocket RCT please check the reyburn com web site as there may be a charge for support See the pRCT support page at www reyburn com prctsupport for details To move your license to another machine you must first obtain a second compatible device and install the latest Pocket RCT version If install is suc
13. My Documents folder Tuning Record Number in CyberEar In CyberEar the tuning record number is displayed above the left end of the header box Save Cents Button The Save Cents button appears in CyberEar in Fine Tune mode when you tap the Tune Box s Listener Ear button or the Tune box When you press Save Cents the reading in the Tune box is saved to the tuning record and CyberEar switches up to the next note 16 The Save Cents button is handy for saving small adjustments to a tuning or for recording a com plete aural tuning Tune a note until your ear is happy tap the Left Listener ear button to auto mea sure the note then tap the Save Cents button With practice you can accurately record a complete tuning in about 12 minutes When you have a really small adjustment on a single note or two use the arrow buttons next to the Tune Box to adjust the cents reading 3 to 5 cents tune to get a blush then re listen with your ears Repeat as needed When you like the change tap Save Cents Tapping on the cents read ing enables cents adjustment using the large button below the screen left right to change place up down to change the cents reading PTG Tuning Exam Scoring Start Exam scoring by choosing File menu then Open file Change the file type to Exam and open the file The Tools menu will have a Score function whenever an Exam file is open Specific instructions for running the exam are beyond the scope of this manual see oth
14. Pocket PC device 1 Turn on your device and insert the Pocket RCT SentinelKey into your Pocket PC device s slot Pocket RCT will install automatically In some rare instances you may need to install manually See Manual Install Instructions in the Troubleshooting section earlier in this manual 2 After installation is complete tap the Start menu and select Pocket RCT The Activation Window will appear 3 Tap on the little square button at the lower left labelled s n serial number The input keyboard disappears and you ll see your device s serial number The s n will have between 10 and 20 digits Note to ensure accuracy do NOT obtain the deivce s n from any other source To obtain your Activation Code 1 On your Internet browser go to www reyburn com activate html Fill in the information on the web form and submit the form to us Please submit only accurate and complete information Inaccu rate information or guesses will delay your Activation code untill the issues are resolved PLEASE don t email serial numbers to us use the webform We ll email you an Activation Code usually within one business day 2 After you receive your Activation Code please follow the installation instructions earlier in this manual page 2 Please Please PLEASE be very careful to submit BOTH serial numbers SentinelKey and Pocket PC device EXACTLY as they appear If you send us an incorrect or mistyped serial number your Activation Code w
15. abel A laptop desktop computer is NOT needed during Pocket RCT installation 2 Installing Pocket RCT continued The first time you install Pocket RCT you will use the Pocket RCT SentinelKey memory card described below A generic SD memory card may be used for installing subsequent updates if so you may be prompted to insert your SentinelKey after installation and before activation as described later Make sure you stay updated to the latest Pocket RCT version Older versions of Pocket RCT may not run on newer Pocket PC operating systems or models To assure compatibility always install the latest version first on a new machine See page 19 for how to obtain the latest version Step by step instructions for installing or updating Pocket RCT 1 Turn on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC device Note If you are not sure where the power button or memory card slot is located on your device please refer to your hardware documentation If you purchased a Pocket RCT Hardware Package Pocket RCT should already be installed activated and calibrated In that case skip to the next page Send in your registration card 2 If you have a copy of the RCT Ten Styles Library on memory card AND this is a first time install for this machine or your RCT Ten Styles Library is missing insert and install that card now A version of Pocket RCT may also be installed from the library card 3 If you have a Pocket RCT update memory card insert the card
16. ally if so lock NoteSwitcher and manually note switch Medium and Large Pitch Raise modes automatically set auto NoteSwitching to up only Down only for Pitch Raise can be chosen in Prefs menu If the piano is more than 60 or 70 flat use Medium or Large Pitch Raise mode If NoteSwitching misbehaves here s a hint When you re ready to switch up to the next note play a staccato blow on the note chromatically two notes above the note you just tuned and one note above the note you want to tune then immediately play the note you want to tune This will engage auto NoteSwitcher and hopefully not record the pitch of the note two notes up Don t worry about getting a Blush when pitch raising especially if the pitch raise is over 50 This takes practice For pitch raises of 20 or less its worth using Smart Tune mode and tuning each string and unison accurately This is because Smart Tune s overpull calculations are so smart most notes end up perfect in a single Smart Tune pass Chameleon 3 s Advanced Mode Chameleon 3 starts off in Easy mode This mode uses settings that work very well on almost all pianos in almost all situations If you want more choices you can use Advanced mode to select a different amount of overall stretch and various tuning partials Advanced mode also displays a sampled note s variance in cents instead of Easy mode s Good Fair and Poor Advanced mode gives you access to Pocket RCT s file men
17. amples Good variance means the three samples were very similar and yields the most accu rate tunings Fair variance is acceptable for one or two notes But if any note reads Poor you should redo resample it To redo a sample tap on its key or variance box An ear icon will appear over the note meaning its OK to play the note again To cancel a resample tap the Stop button The piano doesn t need be in tune or at correct pitch when you sample However it does need to be within 50 If the pitch produced by playing the key A4 is more than 50 flat Chameleon 3 will not respond right away Eventually after about 30 seconds Chameleon will display a dialog box suggesting the piano may be very flat or sharp To learn how to sample and tune a piano that s way off pitch please read the Pitch Raising section later in this manual Here are some tips to improve variance play a short sustaining note twice during sampling especially A5 A6 and A1 play the note louder or softer but never super loud reduce extraneous noises move the device a few inches or rotate it slightly point the microphone directly at the soundboard choose a cleaner sounding string or pluck the string Tapping on Ch3 s green Left and Right arrow buttons are another way to select an A note for resampling After a note is resampled using this procedure other A notes will be auto selected for resampling sequentially A4 A3 A2 A1 A5 A6 If you don t want to sa
18. an authorized RCT distributor you still may be able to register Pocket RCT for a fee see www reyburn com supportpackage Join CTuner or RCTUpgrade Registered owners of Pocket RCT and RCT Mac and Windows are eligible to join CTuner and RCTUpgrade CTuner is a free email discussion group about Pocket RCT and RCT and where we post announcements of upgrade releases RCTUpgade is for users who want to receive only notices of upgrade releases without any discussion As a CTuner subscriber any email you send to the CTuner list will automatically be sent to all other CTuner subscribers Likewise email from other CTuner subscribers will automatically be sent to you To subscribe to CTuner or RCTUpgrade see lt www reyburn com lists html gt Make friends with Pocket RCT on line Help Pocket RCT on line Help will provide quick answers to many of your questions To use Pocket RCT Help on your Pocket PC Pocket RCT must be running tap Start menu gt Help Return to Pocket RCT by tapping OK located upper right of the Help window or tapping Start gt Pocket RCT Pocket RCT Support Email support is available through our Support Request Form at www reyburn com support html If you have emergency questions about Pocket RCT you may phone us see contact page at end of this manual Have your device in hand and be prepared to provide us with your Pocket RCT version number and serial number in Pocket RCT tap About menu Pocke
19. by tapping the CyberEar button or using the Tools menu to select CyberEar This can help you double check that the calculated tuning is OK Look for smooth ascending graph lines To see what normal graphs look like use the Demo piano button To go from a tuning graph to CyberEar tap the CyberEar button or tap Tools then CyberEar or press the center of the device s 4 way main button Automatic compensation for short scale pianos Easy mode and Advanced mode use some very smart guardians Double Octave Maximum DMax and two Single Octave Minimums SOM Treble and SOM Bass Together they re called the Limits and their job is to inspect and modify each calculated tuning so every piano will be properly tuned regardless of size or scale design Let s assume you ve sampled the A notes of your piano During the fraction of a second after tapping the Calculate button and before you see CyberEar Easy mode or a tuning graph Advanced mode DMax and the two SOMs pre listen to the tuning and as necessary make an interactive series of tuning compromises that closely mimic aural techniques Advanced mode tuning file and record management It is important to understand the difference between a Tuning Record and a Tuning File A Tuning Record is used to tune one piano and is what you create when you tap the Calculate button in Chameleon 3 Tuning Records are managed named deleted moved etc within Pocket RCT as described below As many as 240
20. cessful viewing PRCT activation window means success then deactivate Pocket RCT from the original device and request a new Activation Code for the second device To deactivate Pocket RCT go to Start menu gt Settings gt System tab gt Remove Programs then select Reyburn Piano Service Inc Pocket RCT and tap Remove After removal and deactivation is complete you ll see an 8 digit Deactivation Code Carefully write it down and save it You must submit this Deactivation Code with your request for a new Activation Code If you can t remove and deactivate Pocket RCT from your old machine please be prepared to provide proof positive of what happened to the old machine a police report if it was stolen documentation that it was replaced under warranty sending us the old machine etc Don t dispose of an old Pocket PC even if broken before contacting us to be assured we can provide you with a new activation code for the new machine Calibrate your Pocket PC To be sure your tunings will be perfectly on pitch calibrate your Pocket PC device immediately after installation and activation To calibrate see page 22 of this manual Calibrating the pitch of your Pocket PC or the blue sheet included with Pocket RCT purchase Gr Send in your registration card To become a registered owner of Pocket RCT and be eligible for support fill out and mail in your Pocket RCT registration card If you did not purchase your copy of Pocket RCT from
21. dvanced Mode is described later in this manual Mute the unison of A4 A above middle C so only one string is sounding Tap the Record button with the red dot to begin sampling A finger will point to the note you should play Play the note with a consistent medium strength mf blow Hold down the note while the rings pulse around the ear indicating Ch3 is listening and release the note when the tuning fork spins indicating Ch3 is calculating and storing After playing A4 three times the actual pitch of A4 will be displayed in Hertz e g 440 10 or cents from 440 e g 0 38 To switch between hertz and cents tap on A4 s pitch reading This feature helps you decide whether the piano needs a Fine Tuning or a Pitch Raise Generally if the piano is off by more than 25 Hertz or 1 440 00 At EILA o Calculate Smart Tune or Pitch Raise mode is recommended Much more on changing pitch below After sampling A4 you ll sample A3 A2 A1 and Ad A6 if needed Advanced Mode only Chameleon 3 displays the pitch of each note A1 to A5 as it is recorded The pitch offset in cents is relative to the tuning which would be calculated with the current Octave Tuning Style and will change if you change the OTS This feature helps determine which CyberEar tuning mode to select later After each note is sampled three times Good Fair or Poor will appear under the note indicating the variance consistency of the note s three s
22. e Prefs menu and check the desired Start mode and Start note In the Prefs window you can also choose when to activate a default choice after a tuning is calculated an or after you select a different tuning record using the File Open or New File command Note When you sample and calculate a tuning in Chameleon 3 CyberEar will always open to the Start Mode and Start Note you selected in the Prefs window Pitch Raising Pitch raising or lowering with Pocket RCT is very accurate and fast because every note is automatically measured and overpulled using a customized overpull percentage optimized for each note The first pitch raise pass usually leaves most notes within a cent or two even for pitch raises of 50 If the piano is off pitch you have two choices for changing the pitch Smart Tune mode or Pitch Raise mode Generally you d use Smart Tune mode if the piano is from 1 cent to 15 or 20 cents flat or sharp Use Pitch Raise mode if the piano is farther out of tune Many RCT users set Smart Tune to the default start mode and use it for almost all tunings Chameleon s Smart Pitch display shows the pitch of A1 through A5 helping you determine the best pitch changing method for each piano What if the piano is very flat or sharp Of course the piano doesn t need be already in tune or even at 440 pitch when you sample However it does need to be within about 50 if not Chameleon 3 will not begin sampling Remember Chameleon
23. e appearance changes when up or down only is selected the appropriate arrow on the button appears or disappears Note order and muting procedure hints Tuning chromatically from AO up to C8 is considered by many experienced tuners to be the most stable and efficient tuning method Use two rubber mutes or a split mute which is easy to make yourself using CA glue and tune unisons as you go It s also OK to strip mute the entire piano tune a single string for all notes then tune unisons If you use a strip mute make sure the note hasn t drifted when you re tuning its unisons Always use your ears and your eyes Listen to aural intervals during and more importantly after tuning with any tuning device By verifying that Pocket RCT did its normal great job you will also improve your aural skills Pay special attention to the bass treble break on short scale pianos e g spinets small grands short aae a consoles where some notes may benefit from aural refinement Changing the pitch of a tuning or a single note Chameleon 3 creates all its tunings in Equal Temperament at A 440 To tune a piano to another pitch in CyberEar tap the pitch popup menu located top center Select a pitch in Hertz 441 439 etc or cents from 440 Hz by choosing Other then entering a cents deviation by tapping the up down arrows CyberEar s Offset box can also be used to change pitch for a single note or any number of notes To enter an of
24. ean the slot will solve dusty SD slots If not proceed to step E below If you DO see some type of memory card proceed to step H below E If you are using a generic SD card for installation try reformating it in a Windows or Mac computer do NOT reformat your SentinelKey Note Reformatting a memory card erases all information you will have to reload that info afer reformat F See if a different memory card is recognized steps A D above A generic card is a blank memory card you can purchase at a store where digital cameras or computers are sold If the generic card is recognized and the SentinelKey memory card is not then the SentinelKey card may be bad very rare or a pin may be bent in the card slot If your Pocket PC recognizes your memory card but Pocket RCT will still not auto install try this G Is there a folder named 2577 on the memory card If not that s the problem You may need to download Pocket RCT from the internet See Downloading below Note The 2577 folder must be in the root directory of the memory card In other words when you open the card you should see 2577 it should not be inside another folder 19 H If there is a 2577 folder tap to open the folder Does the folder 2577 contain these essential isntaller files 1 WM34PocketRCT Pocket RCT installer for WM 3 and 4 x a CAB file 2 WM56PocketRCT Pocket RCT installer for WM 5 and later a CAB file
25. ee below large concert grands most notably a Steinway D in a large concert hall The tenth OTS is RPT Exam which emulates a Master Tuning for PTG s Tuning Exam OTS 4 with less high treble stretch Octave Tuning Style beat rates are illustrated in Figure 2 For more detailed info please see the RCT Mac Windows User Manual available as a PDF at www reyburn com download html Predicted Beat Rates When a tuning record is created the predicted beat rates for B A2 A3 as a 6 3 T A3 A4 as a 4 2 and D double octave A2 A4 as a 4 1 are automatically written into the tuning record s header visible in its tuning graph and in CyberEar This allows you to pre listen to the middle octaves and know if DMax and SOM were invoked see below A header can contain up to 70 characters CyberEar s header can display only half a header at time Tap CyberEar s header box to view the other half Partials Tap the Advanced button to view or select different partials for various sections of the keyboard The partials selected by Ch3 s Smart Partials feature sound great on almost all pianos We recommend you use the default partials or Easy mode on a few pianos then decide if you prefer something different Tuning Graph To display a graph of the 88 note s target pitches tap Advanced in Ch3 and select Show graph 14 after Calculate Alternatively select Graph in the Tools menu When the graph is displayed go to CyberEar
26. er RCT documenta tion on the reyburn com download page for details Historical Temperaments Tuning Records are calculated in Equal Temperament To create a Historical Temperament Tuning Record in File menu View Tunings tap and hold on the a Tuning Record s header and select Hist Temp or select an item tap once on its header and Hist Temp under the Tools menu Select the Historical Temperament and tap Create The first 57 Historical Temperaments used in Pocket RCT are taken from Owen Jorgenson s book Tuning Type helps you identify the different temper aments W Well R Regular Meantone M Modern Meantone Q Quasi Equal P Pythagorean Type numbers are Pocket RCT s way to help you identify the various temperaments within a Type After Creating a Historical Temperament tuning record its Type eg W12 will be automatically written into the end of its header replacing Ch3 User Temperaments Creating a tuning with User Temps uses exactly the same procedure as built in Hist Temp First calculate a tuning then Tap and hold on the tuning you want to use as a source The choose User Temp in the popup menu There are three User Temperaments shipped with Pocket RCT The Tems Temperament is only for testing not a real temperament Vallotti Young is exactly the same temperament as in Hist Temp and can be used for comparison The other is a Mim Colement Sr very mild well temerpa ment within 2 cents of equal temperament
27. erial number or any other numeric data de sired The serial number field accepts up to 8 digits 00000001 to 99999999 numbers only not letters 15 Open and View Tuning Files To select and open a Tuning File tap the File menu and select Open File The Open window will be displayed The Folder popup menu determines which Pocket RCT folders located in My Documents will be displayed Normally All Folders is selected You may create your own folders within My Documents using File Explorer which will be displayed in the Folder popup menu see below The Type popup menu lists which types of Pocket RCT files can be viewed files ending in rctx and exam are supported in version 1 6 and later although the file extension won t be visible on a Pocket PC To open a file tap its name Files can be sorted by Name Folder or Date by tap ping the column name ascending or descending by tapping on up down arrow Some devices will let Pocket RCT display RCT tuning files in pRCT s Open File window even if the files are located on a CF or SD card Open and View Tuning Records To view the Tuning Records contained within a Tuning File open the Tuning File see preceding description or tap the File menu and select View Tunings which will display Records of the cur rent File Tuning Records will be displayed by tuning number T The fields Piano Customer and Serial will display the data you entered in the record s header see File Naming Sa
28. et PC device to hear the CyberFork s pitch with virtually the same accuracy as a direct line input Accurate calibration is possible only in a noise free environment so find a peaceful quiet moment for cali brating Calibrate osat E Saye Calibration Okay to save the current calibration settings 23 6 Tap the Right Listener Ear button under the Calibrate box located on the right not the CyberFork box located left The Spinner will automatically fill in indicating the CyberFork s pitch is being measured seven times After each fill in the Calibrate box will display the measured pitch offset of the CyberFork If readings vary the differences will probably be no more than a few hundredths of a cent Such small fluctuations are normal and accept able After the seventh reading a cents reading will be displayed in the Calibrate box This final reading tells you how off pitch your Pocket PC s sound hardware is and tells Pocket RCT how much to calibrate itself so it ll be set to A440 00 7 Verify the calibration With the CyberFork s A440 tone still sounding the Spinner should display a full or almost full Blush If necessary adjust the Calibrate box reading to obtain maximum Blush or repeat step 6 3 Tap the Tuning Mode popup menu Select Fine Tune instead of Cali brate A dialog box will appear asking if you want to Save Don t Save or Cancel your new Cal
29. f the note is sharp It rotates counterclockwise and moves to the left if flat The Spinner s rotation and movement increases or decreases proportionately to how far out of tune the note is When a note is close to being in tune the Spinner will be centered on the black Target and its rotation stopped When the note is extremely close to in tune a faintly colored circle called the Blush will appear inside the Spinner The Blush starts at half the Spinner s diameter and gets larger as the note gets even closer until the Blush completely fills the Spinner when the note is essentially perfectly tuned Generally we recommend getting at least partial or temporary blush on all strings when Fine Tuning The better the piano the more discerning the client and the more skillful the tuner the more likely you ll see maximum Blush But realistically it s impossible or impractical to tune all strings on all pianos to a full Blush The first time you open CyberEar the Spinner is set to rotate at setting 2 0 cents per revolution per second To adjust the Spinner rate color or arc size tap the lt lt gt gt unlocked locked down only up only 7 Spinner button Students may prefer a less sensitive Spinner rate of 3 2 to 4 0 In Pitch Raise mode the Spinner is set to 4 0 Many Pocket RCT users set the Spinner rate to 2 0 for Pitch Raise mode Blush sensitivity will automatically adjust to Spinner rate Note Switching CyberEar
30. fset tap in the Offset box Up down arrows and a c Clear button will appear Tap on a number place hundreds tens ones tenths hundredths then tap the up down arrows Tap the Clear button to reset to 0 00 To close the up down controls tap outside the Offset box in a blank area The Offset box reading remains even after note switching until you change or clear it We recommend you use the Pitch Offset popup to alter the pitch of an entire tuning and the Offset box to alter the pitch of a few notes It s OK to use the Pitch popup and Offset box simultaneously The Tune box also has up down arrows that operate just like the Offset box s but most users will rarely alter the Tune box reading After the piano is tuned When you re finished tuning the piano in CyberEar tap the OK button at the top right corner of the CyberEar screen or tap the Tools menu lower left then select Chameleon 3 If you won t be tuning again soon you can simply push the Off button of your Pocket PC device Pressing the Off button when CyberEar is active is not recommended on some machines since spinner loss may occur requiring soft reset CyberEar s other buttons Tap on the Spinner button to change Spinner rate color and arc size Tap on the Tune box Listener Ear then play the note to auto measure a note s pitch The auto measured reading can be permanently saved by tapping the Save Cents button If you don t tap the Save Cents button any change in
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32. ibration setting Tap the Save button 9 Verify the calibration again In Fine Tune mode and with CyberEar set to A4 tap the Tune box to display its control arrows then enter the CyberFork s offset on its back sticker into the Tune box Slide the CyberFork switch to A4 The Spinner should be stopped or almost stopped and you should see some blush If not carefully reread and repeat this entire calibration proce dure That s it Your Pocket PC is now pitch calibrated to A440 while using Pocket RCT Its calibration will not change even if you install a Pocket RCT upgrade or drift under normal operating temperatures and usage and only needs to happen one time unless certain hardware components are replaced in your Pocket PC or you do a hard reset Now you can use your CyberFork as a metronome when you practice piano drums etc and you ll have perfect time as well as perfect pitch How ever please be careful with your CyberFork and its calibration sticker you may need it to calibrate another device in the future A replacement CyberFork is 35 USD s h 74 RCT website www reyburn com RCT Authorized Distributors and support contacts Primary area support language Support note using our web forms at www reyburn com contact html is the fastest method of obtaining support See email note below before emailing reyburn com North America English Primary toll free support num bers are underlined In North America you s
33. ill not work The letter O and numeral 0 are interchangeable We copy and paste the serial numbers you submit to avoid typing errors on our end We strongly discourage voice phone activations ANY phone activations have a 1 2 business day delay If you don t have email a friend might or the local library will If you absolutely cannot use the internet you may fax us or phone This option is for North American English speaking customers only Do not leave the serial numbers on voice mail Clearly leave a phone number your name and the best time to return your call Please have both device and SentinelKey serial numbers before contacting us Outside North America you must use our internet web form fax or contact your distributor for your Activation Code a2 CyberFork 0o08 Calibrating the pitch of your Pocket PC After installing and activating Pocket RCT you should calibrate the pitch of your Pocket PC This insures that your Pocket PC s sound hardware is perfectly tuned to A440 Please read this entire sheet before beginning 1 Turn on your Pocket PC Tap the Start menu and tap Pocket RCT Tap the Tools menu located lower left and tap CyberEar Inserting your SentinelKey at this point is a good idea but not required that way pRCT will save the calibra tion for later use 2 Tap the Tuning Mode popup menu which now displays Fine Tune or Pitch Raise Tap Calibrate 3 On the back of your CyberFork is
34. ion Highest Tenor Note is the note just below the first plate strut above the temperament This note has to be higher than the Lowest Tenor Trichord Lowest Tenor Trichord this lowest group of three strings must be the same or higher than the Lowest Tenor Note Tenor Bichord s Number of string pairs in the tenor above Lowest Tenor Note Lowest Tenor Note is the note just above the plat strut that separates the bass and treble sections The LTN has to be the same or lower than the Lowest Tenor Trichord Usually the other settings in the Pitch Raise dialog box don t need to be changed But here s an explanation anyway Pitch Raise type choose Small up to 60 Medium 60 to 100 or Large over 100 depending on how far your piano needs to be pitch raised If Pitch Raise or Smart Tune mode is consistently are a little sharp you can reduce the overpull percentages not cents by adjusting the overpulls by between 1 to 5 under Adjust Overpull Conversely if your pitch changes are too flat adjust 1 to 5 You can adjust overpull percentages at any time during a pitch raise as often as you wish Check Save as Default to save your favorite setting Bass overpull cap On25 Treble overpull cap Ems O 50 Orig 9 2 Figure 1 To help prevent string breakage in Pitch Raise mode you can lower the Cents 11 Overpull Caps for Bass or Treble This is a good idea if for example the strings are rusty o
35. mple other A notes tap an arrow button repeatedly until no notes are selected When resampling a note the previous sample will be replaced overwritten by the new sample only when all three samples are recorded In other words during any note s resampling you can abort the resample and restore the previous sample by using the Left Right buttons to deselect that note or by tapping Stop The Stop button aborts the current recording process and restores samples from the previous sampling session The Pause button lets you temporarily stop recording if for example you want to explain to the customer how cool Pocket RCT is Tap Pause again to continue Once recording is complete tap the Calculate button If Ch3 is set to Easy mode CyberEar will open and you re ready to tune strings We recommend you don t name and save tuning records until you ve used Pocket RCT for a while tuned about 20 pianos and become more familiar with its operation To learn how to name and save tuning records please read the section Advanced Options later in the manual Tuning strings in CyberEar CyberEar helps you tune the strings to the 88 in tune pitches that Chameleon 3 calculated Notes are identified by note name e g A A B C C etc and octave number 0 to 8 Octave numbers change between B and C Only sharp designations are used not flats The lowest notes on a piano are AO A 0 BO C1 C 1 etc The highest notes o
36. n a piano are A7 A B7 and C8 Middle C is C4 When CyberEar opens note AO and Fine Tune mode will be selected customizable in CyberEar s Prefs menu For most notes CyberEar listens to a higher partial as displayed in the Partial Indicator box located lower left You can view and customize these partial choices by tapping the Advanced button in Chameleon 3 explained below Why doesn t A4 show 0 cents in the Tune box In fact A4 is always calculated to be tuned to exactly 440 hertz or 0 00 cents at its first partial fundamental CyberEar normally listens to A4 at its second partial not the first because the second partial works best for tuning midrange notes for aural tuners too Due to inharmonicity the second partial is slightly higher than twice the frequency of the first partial so for most pianos the A4 Tune box will typically display a cents reading between 1 5 and 2 5 cents at the second partial This pitch for the second partial is carefully calculated from each piano s samples so that the first partial fundamental of A4 will be tuned precisely to 0 00 cents or 440 00 hertz Because inharmonicity varies from one piano to another especially different manufacturers and models their A4 readings will vary too Spinner CyberEar s Spinner looks like a round pie with two opposite slices removed The Spinner shows you if the selected note is sharp flat or in tune The Spinner rotates clockwise and moves to the right i
37. olumn to adjust the volume bars or display volume numerically volume units are arbitrary and are not decibels To set the first partial fundamental to 0 00 tap the button Fund 0 Tap the button Cents to EQ Temp to switch to from Cents to Harmonic Tap the Legend button to learn about volume bar display colors and shortcuts Transferring RCT tuning files between RCT for Laptop and Pocket RCT Pocket RCT uses tuning files identical to RCT for Laptop v3 5 x or later MacOS and Windows In other words a tuning file created by RCT on Mac Win or Pocket PC can be transferred and read by RCT running on any platform Pocket RCT needs no conversion or import for RCT Mac Win 3 5 and later tuning files with the rctx or exam extension Syncronization software or memory cards are the usual method for transferring files between platforms Thanks for reading this document We love people who read this stuff The RCT Team Dean Marty and Nate Reyburn 18 Troubleshooting Section Soft Resetting your Pocket PC the cure all try this first If your Pocket PC is locked up frozen or not responding if Pocket RCT s Spinner is not visible or if your Pocket PC just seems to act abnormally pressing Soft Reset will almost always solve the prob lem Soft Reset is similar to telling a larger computer to Restart except the Pocket PC restarts in about 15 seconds The Soft Reset button is usually a small recessed button pressed with
38. ou can always find the latest Pocket RCT release at www reyburn com download html or subscribe to our lists at www reyburn com lists To see which Pocket RCT version you re running start Pocket RCT and tap the About menu 20 Managing your Pocket PC s battery power 1 Adjust your Pocket PC s Backlight settings at Start gt Settings gt System tab gt Backlight or Brightness in addition on some machines tap Battery Power If you have a Hewlett Packard iPAQ models 2000 or above or any Compaq iPAQ skip to step number 2 below don t uncheck anything On these iPAQs only Pocket RCT 1 6 6 or later is able to dim and brighten the screen in CyberEar and Chameleon 2 as needed You can set the Turn off backlight setting to as low as 10 seconds or any setting you wish on these iPAQ models For non iPAQs or HP iPAQ 1900 series uncheck the checkbox after On battery power Turn off or dim backlight if device is not used for Note that the text may vary on some ma chines 2 On some machines tap Brightness Adjust the On battery power Brightness to about 20 40 of maximum Use the lowest setting you can manage since the screen brightness is by far the largest user of battery power on a Pocket PC 3 Tap the link to Power at the bottom of the screen Check the checkbox next to On Battery Power Turn off device if not used for 4 Set the popup menu to 2 minutes if yo
39. ptional theoretical knowledge and a propensity for experimentation This method is more time consuming and not generally recommended Direct Interval techniques require Pocket RCT to be set to listen at first partial and for the Tune box to be at 0 00 for all notes To do so open File menu gt New Name the new file something like Direct Interval Tap New File then tap Tools menu gt Cyberear You ll go to CyberEar with partial 1 selected except for lowest octave AO G 1 set to partial 2 and 0 00 cents in the Tune box Subsequently you can open the Direct Interval file and tap open the unnamed first tuning record or Tools menu CyberEar Pianalyzer Pianalyzer is a mini spectrum analyzer that measures pitch inharmonicity sustain and volume for the first 16 partials of any note Pianalyzer is useful for tone education for example educat ing customers to help sell voicing jobs and string design research To open Pianalyzer tap the Tools menu and select Pianalyzer To use Pianalyzer select a note tap the Record button and play the selected note medium loud sustaining the note while the ear pulses After a short time the measurement results will be displayed Tap the first column s header to switch between partial number p and note name n Tap the second column s header to switch between cents and hertz Tap the third column s header to switch between Inharmonicity constant Ic and sustain in seconds sec Tap the headers of the fourth c
40. r you see evidence of previous string breakage such as splices or new wire In CyberEar the Overpull Cents box will appear in red if the Cents Overpulls are invoked To start a new pitch change tap Start New To continue a partially completed pitch change tap Resume You ll return to CyberEar If you re starting a new pitch change AO will be selected Play AO and let it sustain while the Spinner fills in In other words don t tune the string until the Spinner fills in completely Then tune AO so the Spinner stops rotating Play the next chromatic note up NoteSwitcher will auto noteswitch and measure it calculate the correct amount of overpull and offset the Spinner s black Target as needed The offset of the note being measured how far out of tune will be displayed in the Original Cents box area labelled as Orig If you want to rerecord any note because you accidentally struck the wrong note the dog barked etc select that note tap in the Original Cents box to erase the note s measurement and replay the note In Landscape mode a blue Progress Bar appears over each note after it s been measured and its overpull calculated Unlike RCT laptop tapping the Progress Bar does not erase a note s measurement To do so tap the Orig Cents button as in Portrait Mode Continue tuning chromatically from AO up to C8 or from bottom to top of tenor section then bass section either direction tuning each note s unisons as you go It is
41. s NoteSwitcher automagically switches to the next chromatic note up or down when you play it The best way to manually noteswitch chromatically is to tap left or right of the Spinner s oval Tap at the far edge of the oval for octave up or down and tap just left or right of the Spinner for note up or down The target areas for this noteswitch are very large so you can easily use a finger The target areas may be highlighted and beep when you tap them To control highlighting and beeping tap Pocket RCT s Prefs menu Beeping tends to slow down note switching You can also manually switch notes or octaves by tapping CyberEar s on screen navigation buttons or by using your device s big main button up down for note switching left right for octave switching NoteSwitcher hints If NoteSwitcher has trouble auto switching to the next note up or down play the note it s stuck on then re play the note you want to switch to To switch to a note several half steps distant play a chromatic run on the piano NoteSwitcher will follow along at about 3 notes per second You may lock or unlock the NoteSwitcher by tapping on the NoteSwitcher button in CyberEar When a lock symbol appears on the NoteSwitcher button CyberEar will only switch notes manually This is useful for large pitch raises or noisy situations You can set auto noteswitching to bidirectional up only or down only in CyberEar s Prefs menu The NoteSwitcher button s telltal
42. subscribe to CTuner or RCTUpgrade described below Subscribing to one of our email lists is the only way to receive upgrade notices special introductory pricing on RCT upgrades and other special offers We don t send offers through the postal service Do this first Read your Pocket PC device s manual Most Pocket PCs come with a short and well written manual Some devices require charging for several hours before starting the device for the first time Consult your device s manual for essential skills such as soft reset hard reset character input and button operation These operations may vary between manufacturers and are not specific to Pocket RCT Before contacting RCT support please try soft reseting your device Do you know how to soft reset your device If not please take the time to learn this simple skill from your hardware manual Soft resetting will solve spinner and other issues with your machine Preparing for Pocket RCT Turn off all programs and processes such as bluetooth WiFi or GPS Installing Pocket RCT Included with your purchase of Pocket RCT is a SentinelKey memory card Depending on your device s capabilities your Sentinelkey will be either a Compact Flash CF or Secure Digital SD card or micro SD card Your SentinelKey has two important items 1 Pocket RCT Installer containing the current version of Pocket RCT at time of purchase 2 Your Pocket RCT serial number written in red ink on the SentinelKey s l
43. t Menu Programs File Explorer or Start Menu File Explorer In the menu at upper left corner just below File Explorer may say My Documents tap the menu and select My Device Storage or CF or SD Card 2577 Tap on Autorun Installation should occur If a window appears informing you that a previous version is already installed tap OK If you purchased the RCT Ten Styles Library and you need to install it manually follow the same pro cedure as above If needed you can install the library by tapping either file RCT Ten Styles One file will work the other won t After install start RCT choose File menu Open file After Pocket RCT installation and after starting Pocket RCT check the About window menu at the bottom of Pocket RCT to confirm the new version was installed Always install the latest version Downloading the latest Pocket RCT update from the Internet Use our web form at www reyburn com update html for the latest download instructions Please include your full name and Pocket RCT nine digit serial number on your SentinelKey or in Pocket RCT s About window We will email you with complete instructions for downloading and installing the latest version Your internet computer will need a CF or SD card reader Download and install with Macintosh or Windows Downloading updates from the internet is the preferred way But if that doesn t work for you updates are also available on SD memory card for a nominal cost Y
44. t PC model your full name and a detailed description of your problem It may help if a piano or your CyberFork are nearby For questions about your Pocket PC device synchronization programs such as ActiveSync or non Pocket RCT software or hardware please contact the appropriate vendor or manufacturer Tuning a piano with Pocket RCT The two modules used for tuning pianos are Chameleon 3 and CyberEar Chameleon 3 measures and records five or six sample notes then calculates a tuning record with the correct pitches for all 88 notes CyberEar helps you tune each string to its correct pitch with a rotating Spinner as a visual aid Creating a tuning in Chameleon 3 To create a new tuning Turn on your Pocket PC Tap the Start menu and select Pocket RCT Set your device on or near the piano We strongly recommend you purchase a special Pocket PC device holder see back page for contact info It s designed specifically for piano tuners and can be used on verticals and grands Pocket RCT automatically opens to Chameleon 3 Ch3 The first time you use Pocket RCT Ch3 will be set to Easy mode so the following explanations describe Easy mode Easy mode automatically chooses settings that works best on most pianos and is recommended for new users of Pocket RCT especially tuners with less experience Advanced mode the other Ch3 choice allows you to customize your tunings e g wider or narrower stretches various listening partials etc A
45. the Tune box will disappear when you change notes Tap on the Offset box Listener Ear then play the note to auto measure how much a note deviates from its in tune pitch as displayed in the Tune box A reading in the Offset box remains until you clear it Tap on the NoteSwitcher button to lock unlock auto NoteSwitcher Tap the Prefs menu to select bidirectional up only or down only Tap the Rotate View button to go from Portrait mode vertical to Landscape mode which displays CyberEar horizontally The Pocket PC holder allows you to rotate your device to accommodate The Spinner and oval are larger in this mode Also a graphic keyboard appears helping you see the selected note red and its listening partial half red Some functions are duplicated in Landscape 9 such as changing the Tune Box and Offset box readings tap screen to change notes and octave NoteSwitcher lock unlock and Pitch Those that are not are Tuning mode Fine Tune Pitch Raise Calibrate Spinner button Listener Ears for Tune and Offset boxes and menu items to access these choices you must return to Portrait mode In Landscape mode only you can change notes by tapping a note on the graphic keyboard Selecting CyberEar s Start mode and Start Note You can choose whether CyberEar starts in Fine Tune Smart Tune or Pitch Raise mode You can also choose which note CyberEar starts with These are called default settings To make those choices tap on th
46. u letting you name and save tunings and manage your tuning record library Octave Tuning Styles In Advanced mode you can choose from nine graduated levels of overall stretch ranging from very clean Octave Tuning Style 1 to very stretched Octave Tuning Style 9 OTS 4 uses a stretch style similar to what most pro tuners using RCT or aural prefer on most pianos which is why OTS 4 is automatically selected in Easy Mode We suggest Advanced Users use Easy mode or OTS 4 on a few pianos listen then decide if you prefer more or less overall stretch Chameleon 3 remembers the current set of A note samples until you sample another piano even if you quit Pocket RCT or turn off your device This means you can calculate many tunings for a piano e g with different OTS s or tuning partials without resampling A lower OTS such as OTS 2 or 3 is sometimes preferred for low inharmonicity pianos such as Kawai and Yamaha especially consoles and smaller grands Higher stretched styles such as OTS 6 7 and 8 are sometimes preferred for 13 Figure 2 p E E T t F Octave Tuning Style OTS B Bass control octave A2 to A3 6 3 octave T Treble control octave A3 to A4 4 2 octave A7 high treble stretch 1 0 for pure single octave to 3 0 for pure triple SOM T Treble control octave Single Octave Minimum see below SOM B Bass control octave Single Octave Minimum see below DMax Double Octave Maximum s
47. u are a fast tuner and are familiar with RCT other wise 3 minutes IMPORTANT This box will control if and when your Pocket PC sleeps while tuning in CyberEar When tuning with CyberEar auto or manual noteswitching counts as the device being used for power but not backlight or brightness which is why we uncheck this above If you take more or less than a couple minutes per note change and power settings accordingly as in step 4 above Hint Don t leave an SD or CF card attached if you don t need to as memory cards draw bat tery power SD cards draw some power but less than CF cards See your Pocket PCs docu mentation for more specific information about battery conservation Where s My Activation Code a To run Pocket RCT you need an Activation Code We will create your unique Activation Code by scrambling encoding two unique numbers 1 The serial number of your Pocket RCT SentinelKey memory card It is a 9 digit number written on your SentinelKey in red ink 2 The serial number of your Pocket PC device Dell Axim HP iPAQ etc Always install the latest version especially if this is your second Pocket PC device Installing an older RCT version on a newer machine may cause compatibility issue Visit www reyburn com download htmI to obtain the latest version if your device uses Windows Mobile 5 0 or later you must use the correct pRCT version An upgrade fee may apply How to view the serial number of your
48. ving above To change the width of a column tap and hold to drag the column separator at the top To open a Tuning Record tap its Tuning Number or the Spinner icon next to the Tuning Number The current ly selected Record open in CyberEar will have a highlighted Spinner icon Edit Headers Rename Records To rename a Tuning Record edit its header go to View Tunings tap and hold on the Record s header then select Rename or select the Record s header tap once then select Rename in the Edit menu Move Delete Tuning Records To move or delete a Tuning Record go to View Tunings Tap and hold on a Tuning Record header and select cut copy or delete To paste a Record into another location in the same file tap and hold on another Record s header and select Paste which will paste the Record into the location before that Record not replace it You can also cut copy paste or delete a Record by selecting it tap once and using the Edit menu Use File Explorer on your Pocket PC to delete or rename Tuning Files Pocket RCT uses Pocket RCT Library as a default tuning file This file is located in the Pocket PCs My Documents folder If this file is missing moved or renamed Pocket RCT will re create this file automatically and notify you Creating New Tuning Files To create a new Tuning File select New under the File menu Name the Tuning File To change the name of a Tuning File use File Explorer Tuning Files are stored in
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