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by benwiggy
23 Jul 2022, 17:12
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Right to left music
Replies: 8
Views: 10590

Re: Right to left music

I've got a working facsimile. Essentially, I created custom 'mirror' noteheads, and switch the stem positions. Then I exported to a graphics editor, and flipped the whole thing. Then flipped clefs, accidentals and quaver flags back again! image.jpeg Didn't notice the F clefs dots, though! Good spot.
by benwiggy
23 Jul 2022, 11:01
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Right to left music
Replies: 8
Views: 10590

Right to left music

Shamelessly stolen from Twitter, but I saw this. It's from the hymnal in St George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem.
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I wonder what software they used for that!

I've seen people suggest using Finale, by turning the page upside down, and using upside-down symbols!
by benwiggy
23 Jul 2022, 09:38
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Sibelius ties
Replies: 2
Views: 7189

Re: Sibelius ties

voxflot wrote: 18 Jul 2022, 18:03 I would like to make a score that looks like SCORE.
Could you help me with some examples for ties engraving rules?
Here's a previous thread with some Sibelius slur settings and discussions about them.

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by benwiggy
22 Jul 2022, 06:14
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: November 2 update
Replies: 0
Views: 74131

November 2 update

There's an update to the November 2 font. The ottava numerals on clefs are now larger and more legible, and there are many new glyphs. If you've already purchased it, you should be able to re-download it from the KLEMM website, using the link and login details in your purchase email. New version is ...
by benwiggy
20 Jul 2022, 08:38
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Encore back from the dead
Replies: 9
Views: 15214

Re: Encore back from the dead

Overture uses a SMuFL-ised Sonata, called AloisenU. I'd expect a new version of Encore to use a SMuFL font; though transitioning legacy documents would require significant work.
by benwiggy
20 Jul 2022, 07:08
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Encore back from the dead
Replies: 9
Views: 15214

Re: Encore back from the dead

It seems like many people are aware that the available notation software isn't meeting everyone's needs. Many people? What do you base that on? I doubt that any software (of any kind) meets everyone's needs. There's a balance between the needs it fulfils, and the needs it doesn't. I may be willing ...
by benwiggy
19 Jul 2022, 10:09
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Encore back from the dead
Replies: 9
Views: 15214

Encore back from the dead

Don Williams seems to have bought back the rights to Encore, and will be releasing a new version in the Autumn. https://passportmusic.com I'm not sure what that means for Overture, his other notation app. We've discussed previously how the number of notation apps currently in development is surprisi...
by benwiggy
19 Jul 2022, 09:45
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Finale 27.3: plug-ins
Replies: 4
Views: 2749

Re: Finale 27.3: plug-ins

Honestly, as many of us have used (and relied upon) these plugins for some time, it would seem to make sense to keep them as they currently are: Long-standing users have nothing to fear. MM has, ironically, always been reluctant to implement change. :lol: The question is whether Finale's UI is an o...
by benwiggy
14 Jul 2022, 07:14
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: instrument names in score
Replies: 2
Views: 1215

Re: instrument names in score

I suspect it's just down to house style. The early 18th-century Italian sources I deal with tend to use plurals or singulars accurately, e.g. Violini, Bassi, Oboi; but Violino solo, Flauto, Tromba, etc. Interestingly, voices are always singular -- Canto, Alto, etc, though that doesn't necessarily me...
by benwiggy
13 Jul 2022, 13:25
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Dorico 4.2 released
Replies: 3
Views: 1536

Re: Dorico 4.2 released

Indeed, I'm very grateful for many of them (not least of all the independent scaling of accidentals). I wasn't suggesting that engraving has been overlooked; I was, in a clumsy way, trying to anticipate the area in which other features might be forthcoming...!