Klarinet Archive - Posting 000195.txt from 2003/12

From: RichChPlay@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] Pitch on computer play
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:46:24 -0500

on 12/8/03 8:37 AM, David Zimet wrote:

>You can save your Finale file as a SmartMusic file and set the internal
>tuner on SmartMusic to replicate as needed. It also has a fully functional
>tuner to practice with as well.

I just want to make one comment here. I saw SmartMusic at the Flute
convention this past summer. It is indeed a very slick program.

About the tuner, though...I had a long discussion about the tuner with
the SmartMusic rep, and it currently will not sound a pitch for you to
play intervals against. It is a standard "stop the needle" tuner, which
in my very opinionated view is next to useless. I know lots of players
who can "stop the needle" on a tuner who can't play in tune to save their
lives!! The rep said they were working on this as a feature for some
future edition of SmartMusic.

I know this is a tangent to the current discussion, but I thought it was
important to mention it.

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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