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- 28 Nov 2016, 18:08
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Extra fonts in Finale
- Replies: 13
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Re: Extra fonts in Finale
Chaconne is nice: very crisp and clean. Possibly a bit too much -- the sharps don't have much contrast. But I do like the quaver flags. (I'm trying to find a font with nice "bulging" flags.) Kousaku suffers from that weird "huge p" thing that some fonts do.
- 28 Nov 2016, 11:42
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Extra fonts in Finale
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17089
Extra fonts in Finale
This works on a Mac: I don't know about Windows. If you go to the Finale 25 app and "Show Contents", then search through the "Resources" folder, you will find some new fonts! (You can Sort by Kind.) Chaconne, Kousaku, and Kousaku Percussion. Also Rentaro, which seems to be a Rehe...
- 28 Nov 2016, 11:35
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29476
Re: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
Bravo and well done for all your hard work. I'm particularly interested in the Ross font. (Yes, by "Maestro-compatible", I meant glyph positions in the font.)
Although SMuFL is not yet fully compatible with Finale, it's clearly the way forward.
Although SMuFL is not yet fully compatible with Finale, it's clearly the way forward.
- 27 Nov 2016, 15:45
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29476
Re: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
So does that mean that MTF-Cadence is SmuFL compatible? And also "Maestro-compatible"?
- 27 Nov 2016, 15:28
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Colored sheet music
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23065
Re: Colored sheet music
I'm just wondering why the designer wants the text in blue, let alone the music.
- 24 Nov 2016, 12:40
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 110504
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
Here's a chart comparing different fonts for use as lyrics. It's possible that this says something about Finale's spacing, too.
- 15 Nov 2016, 16:19
- Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
- Topic: Choral divided writing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18315
Re: Choral divided writing
I agree that switching between different stems is awkward: and I'd therefore argue for uniformity throughout. If there's any contrapuntal lines or only one part for a bit, then stemming is the easiest way. If it's just block chords, then maybe, though In my experience, it's cause for disparaging com...
- 15 Nov 2016, 09:02
- Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
- Topic: Choral divided writing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18315
Re: Choral divided writing
I would want to emphasise that for short score writing, the parts should have individual stems. I'm something of a fan of unison noteheads side-by-side, but that's probably an archaic practice.
But for divisi within a single part line, yes, I concur.
But for divisi within a single part line, yes, I concur.
- 15 Nov 2016, 07:47
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 110504
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
I've been thinking about lyrics fonts a little bit more. Here's my list of candidates: ITC Century Book Condensed: Perhaps a little too condensed, but one of the best for lyrics. Century Book (non-condensed) is very similar to New Century Schoolbook, both of which are a little too fat, IMO. Times Ne...
- 29 Oct 2016, 17:40
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11845
Re: Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
In Finale you can have ANY line weight that is sent to the printer, and than the printer must either add or remove points to print it out. And that is bad. Rastral sizes that would support printers' outputs would be something to consider in the future. I'm not sure I follow this. Firstly, using lay...