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by Fred G. Unn
27 Oct 2021, 03:06
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Music Pubisher Software
Replies: 25
Views: 13315

Re: Music Pubisher Software

One can look through the whole piece at: https://www.henle.de/us/detail/?Title=Clarinet+Trio+a+minor+op.+114+for+Piano%2C+Clarinet+%28Viola%29+and+Violoncello_1125 After perusing through your link, the detail that really jumped out to me was the beam slant settings. Perhaps this is due the the fact...
by Fred G. Unn
26 Oct 2021, 14:04
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Music Pubisher Software
Replies: 25
Views: 13315

Re: Music Pubisher Software

Also Alfred. It's probably worth pointing out that Alfred and Finale have the same parent company, Peaksware. I've been curious what effect, if any, that acquisition has had on Finale's development. Obviously there would be an incentive to keep the Alfred folks happy, but other than SMuFL and compa...
by Fred G. Unn
24 Oct 2021, 02:49
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Notations 21
Replies: 7
Views: 15502

Re: Notations 21

Bumping an old thread because I thought this was hilarious! Here's what Amazon was recommending to me today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51624634374_645d3ec3a8_b.jpg Laptop computers: Fair, mine is too old for Windows 11 Flatware sets: ??? Um, Notations 21 is a pretty cool out of print book,...
by Fred G. Unn
07 Oct 2021, 19:06
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

I don't know, I guess I find it easier on my eyes than all the glare from white. I use it for any app that supports it and I honestly had forgotten Dorico even had a light theme. In Dorico, dark mode seems to keep the focus on the music. I don't have an issue with the lack of contrast yet, but I did...
by Fred G. Unn
07 Oct 2021, 17:10
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

I cranked my narrow beam threshold way down for testing so it's essentially turned off in anything I posted here. I found it was affecting too many things. I'll turn it back up for actual work, but it seemed like it was just getting in the way because I couldn't always tell what was as result of the...
by Fred G. Unn
07 Oct 2021, 12:54
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

To be honest, although my settings don't make sense, they still seem to provide a good compromise. I'm finding a lot of my settings don't make sense! All my n/8 beam angles are nonsensical, but I guess they are better thought of as just numbers that are needed to interact with all the other variabl...
by Fred G. Unn
06 Oct 2021, 18:55
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

In case there are any Finale users lurking and trying to make sense of any of this, the Stem Shortening setting is as below: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51558635978_1c6522ec6d_c.jpg Finale doesn't have this setting so the default in Finale would simply be 1,1. That is Finale starts shortenin...
by Fred G. Unn
06 Oct 2021, 15:42
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

Stem Shortening rules were -3 and 3. Shortened Stems rule was ON. One possible downside of these settings is that an upstem quarter on -3 with a normal 3.5 space stem now won't reach the top staff line. It's very tiny and virtually imperceptible at printed sizes, but if you zoom way in there's a ti...
by Fred G. Unn
06 Oct 2021, 13:32
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

Ignore that ^^^. Like I said, my beam settings seem to be changing daily right now, and here's the current version: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51556613917_9bbdf679ac_z.jpg New settings score even higher on the Ross test I posted earlier, 56/81, and fix the most egregious beaming errors like...
by Fred G. Unn
06 Oct 2021, 01:08
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Dorico slurs and beams
Replies: 63
Views: 1448810

Re: Dorico slurs and beams

Here's what I currently have and what was in that last image I posted anyway:
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