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by tisimst
14 Nov 2022, 17:41
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: OT: Sotoportego
Replies: 4
Views: 3834

Re: OT: Sotoportego

Yeah, my site is in hibernation mode. Life’s just too busy right now to do much with font stuff.

You (and anyone else) can always PM me here or at musictypefoundry (at) gmail (dot) com.
by tisimst
14 Nov 2022, 14:59
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: OT: Sotoportego
Replies: 4
Views: 3834

Re: OT: Sotoportego

Great work, Ben!
by tisimst
30 Aug 2022, 12:55
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: MuseScore 4 - engraving improvements
Replies: 2
Views: 2610

Re: MuseScore 4 - engraving improvements

Way to go, OCTO! Lots of great improvements here in this version for sure!
by tisimst
23 Aug 2022, 13:17
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Half-note (Minim) notehead shape
Replies: 8
Views: 5697

Re: Half-note (Minim) notehead shape

Nice work, benwiggy! Looks like a very effective change that really should improve ledgibility.
by tisimst
04 Aug 2022, 12:02
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Brahms 4
Replies: 2
Views: 1960

Re: Brahms 4

I concur with odod, most definitely.
by tisimst
31 Jul 2022, 20:27
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: SMuFL font comparision
Replies: 11
Views: 7345

Re: SMuFL font comparision

The thing that sticks out to me the most is the appearance of the relative size of the half notehead versus the quarter notehead. Even though I know some half noteheads are exactly the same size as the quarter notehead, they all feel smaller, which doesn’t seem right to me. It’s an unusual circumsta...
by tisimst
01 Jun 2022, 12:15
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud
Replies: 7
Views: 9383

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud

Inkscape 1.2 now has multi-page support. This allows you to import/export an entire PDF or a single page. It’s not perfect, but definitely a good and much needed step for the app.
by tisimst
18 May 2022, 13:52
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven brainteaser
Replies: 3
Views: 1558

Re: Beethoven brainteaser

I'm no expert, so this is just a guess, but could it be because the remainder of each measure is simply ties and nothing more? By comparison, there's no need to show the center of the measure for the dotted whole note in the first measure. Is this an appropriate exception?
by tisimst
10 May 2022, 03:19
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Flat beam question
Replies: 17
Views: 4610

Re: Flat beam question

If notation apps could do curved beams, I'd probably have a different opinion on the matter lol
by tisimst
10 May 2022, 00:15
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Flat beam question
Replies: 17
Views: 4610

Re: Flat beam question

Convex vs concave doesn't matter much to me. The group is *trending* downward, so I'd slant the beam downward, at least a little. Doesn't really matter what happens in the middle. Here's what my brain sees: beam-group-showing-trend.png This doesn't mean that I'd slope it that much, but *something*.