Customize Tunings
 

 

 


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You got it - finally!
Custom Tuning Menu
Using the Dialog
Custom Tunings in Files


 

You Got It - Finally!

The single most requested feature for FretPet has been Custom Tunings. Apparently, lots of guitarists are into tunings besides Standard, Open C, and Open G. For those of you who really need to re-tune, FretPet now lets you put up to 20 custom tunings into the Custom Tuning submenu.

 

Custom Tuning Menu

Select your custom tunings from the FretStuff >> Guitar Tuning >> Custom Tuning submenu. (Or use the Tuning Popup in the Info Palette.) Since this menu starts out empty, you will want to select Modify This MenuÉ to open the Customize Tunings dialog.

 

Using the Dialog

The Customize Tunings dialog gives you complete control over the Custom Tunings menu. You can add new tunings or rename and delete existing tunings. Here are the dialog's features.

  • Tuning Popup
    This popup menu mirrors the Custom Tunings menu. Use this popup to select the tuning you wish to modify.
     
  • Tone Selectors
    Use the six selectors to choose the tones for the open strings. The low strings are on the left. You will hear the tones played as you select them, in case you want to compare them to your guitar.
     
  • Name Edit
    Type in the edit field to change the name of the tuning currently selected in the Tuning Popup.
     
  • Add Button
    Click this button to add a new tuning.
     
  • Delete Button
    Click this button to delete the tuning currently selected in the Tuning Popup.
     
  • Cancel & Save
    To keep your changes click the Save button or press Return. To discard any changes click the Cancel button or press Escape.

 

Custom Tunings In Files

When you save a composition from FretPet its tuning is saved with the file. That way, if another person opens up your composition they can hear it just the way you intended. If you open a file that contains a Custom Tuning that you don't have, it will be added to the bottom of the Custom Tunings menu - but only if there's room! If the Custom Tuning menu is already full then the document's tuning will appear in red in the Info Palette to indicate that it is not an "indigenous" tuning.

 

Your Custom Tunings are stored in the Preferences folder in a file called "FretPet Custom Tunings."

 

 
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