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by tisimst
03 Sep 2023, 13:58
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Trouble with ties
Replies: 7
Views: 9420

Re: Trouble with ties

Whenever I see long ties like this in piano music, I wonder if a simple Ped marking would make more sense because of how it gets played in the end (depending on tempo, etc.). Often this is true, but I realize the finger holds/crossing is probably done on purpose here. Your solution looks just fine, ...
by tisimst
31 Aug 2023, 16:11
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: "only" forte?
Replies: 5
Views: 8904

Re: "only" forte?

As a choral conductor myself, I take it upon myself to understand the score well enough to know that there's a section coming up that needs to grow to fortissimo. Certainly the suggestion wouldn't hurt, but it's really going to be up to the conductor's ear to decide when they've reached forte and wh...
by tisimst
09 Aug 2023, 22:48
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Fermata
Replies: 4
Views: 4801

Re: Fermata

I’m interested to hear others’ thoughts as well. I’ve seen this numerous times and I could never make sense why a fermata would be placed this way. I would place it like the upper staff does.
by tisimst
14 Jul 2023, 17:15
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
Replies: 39
Views: 80988

Re: Fonts for Lyrics

David's example page is interesting because it reveals another related problem, which makes all the difference of whether or not a lyric extension line is necessary on, for example, "rain" (m. 60). The entire page feels a bit busy, but not because of its density. It feels extra busy becaus...
by tisimst
01 Jun 2023, 17:21
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Hyphens for compound words
Replies: 3
Views: 4688

Re: Hyphens for compound words

A hyphenated word isn’t treated any different than hyphenated syllables. So, it would be storm - clouds on separate notes with the hyphen between.
by tisimst
21 Feb 2023, 00:23
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Tie collisions
Replies: 19
Views: 21778

Re: Tie collisions

Off topic, I find it curious how each application has determined an inconsistent number of augmentation dots to use for each chord cluster... sometimes 4, 5, 6, etc. Which is correct in each case? I think that's a question for another post.
by tisimst
20 Feb 2023, 21:41
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Tie collisions
Replies: 19
Views: 21778

Re: Tie collisions

Does Dorico have an option to position the tie ends on the other side of the augmentation dots like this: Yes, Dorico has a TON of settings for ties. The one that makes the most impact is the "Length of ties in chords" setting. This gives two options: Uniform or Allowed To vary (Default)....
by tisimst
20 Feb 2023, 04:43
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Tie collisions
Replies: 19
Views: 21778

Re: Tie collisions

Yes, even Dorico (4.3) has a slightly different approach, both to accidental stacking (can be changed to automatically match the others), chord stacking, and ties:
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by tisimst
20 Feb 2023, 00:07
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Tie collisions
Replies: 19
Views: 21778

Re: Tie collisions

This is really a curious example of what apps will choose to do by default and what fixes might be required. Here's what MS4 does by default. Seems like it could do a bit better job balancing out the inter-tie spacing. No reason in my mind to have them appear in pairs. I do like the tighter nesting ...
by tisimst
14 Feb 2023, 03:35
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Tie collisions
Replies: 19
Views: 21778

Re: Tie collisions

Oh, yes, please correct this. The generally accepted result for almost any chord, if it’s the only “voice” on the staff, is to have the group of ties bend around the vertical middle of the chord, the top half of note ties bend up, the bottom half bend down. This would solve both cases quite nicely. ...