[sdiy] Frequency counters / tuners - solution(s) found :)

[Synthusiast]

Hi list,

Sorry to respond this late, but thanks to all of you who responded to my
question about a low-budget, SDIY-compatible frequency counter / tuner 8-)

>From the many responses I got, the option of using a PC-based
shareware/freeware program looked like a very good idea. So I tried almost
every available program from the links you all gave me and IMO the two
programs listed below are the most usefull ones for calibrating SDIY stuff:

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1) G-tune 1.22

features:

- frequency counter (range: 30 - 5500 Hz, resolution 0.01 Hz)
- tuner with tuning needle and note detection
- oscilloscope
- spectrum analyser

pro's:
- fast
- precise
- lots of features
- cheap

cons:
- tuning needle a bit hard to read from a distance
- no tuning error percentage in digits

Link:
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/G-tune/

Note: this program is shareware: not all features are tweakable in the free
version, like for instance the tuner reference frequency.

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2) Audio Phonics Instrument Tuner 1.02

features:

- tuner with tuning needle, error percentage in digits and note indication

pro's:
- fast
- precise
- large user interface
- cheap

cons:
- tuner doesn't work for higher frequencies (there isn't a range mentioned
anywhere)
- program eats a lot of CPU time (at least on my Pentium 200MMX)

Link:
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/APInstrumentTuner/

Note: this program is freeware.

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Conclusion:
If G-tune would have an error percentage in plain digits, I'd use that
program for all my frequency measurements (in the audio range that is ;).

Cheers,
Martijn