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by Knut
28 Jan 2018, 22:25
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: My current Sibelius slur settings
Replies: 16
Views: 22002

Re: My current Sibelius slur settings

I really like those slurs too, and I agree with Johns comments about their general similarity to Finale's slurs, their superiority to Dorico's slurs and the necessity for an increased arch on the steep slur in the middle. All in all, these slurs seem a little bit too flat to me, and perhaps a tiny b...
by Knut
28 Jan 2018, 22:00
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Henle Blog and App
Replies: 16
Views: 31365

Re: Henle Blog and App

I finally wrote a post in your support as well, although it perhaps served more as a response to the nonsensical digital vs. analogue analogy than as a very constructive response to Henle's computer engraving. I may have something more useful to say, though, if the discussion carries on.
by Knut
09 Jan 2018, 00:15
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Finale or Sibelius
Replies: 13
Views: 22553

Re: Finale or Sibelius

I'm sorry to hear that upgrading to Finale 25 hasn't remedied your speed issues. Aside from experimenting with alterations of your system to root out any problem sources, it's difficult to give good recommendations on how to proceed. I would firstly contact MakeMusic to hear if they can shed som lig...
by Knut
08 Jan 2018, 21:33
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Dorico 1.2 released
Replies: 22
Views: 25942

Re: Dorico 1.2 released

On the topic of Dorico's slurs, especially the basic slur shape – Daniel Spreadbury allowed me to cite him from an email he wrote to me today: We do know about this, of course, and it's a consequence of drawing the slur with two lines: a fixed width "skeleton" line and a tapered path over...
by Knut
07 Jan 2018, 20:51
Forum: Manual Notation
Topic: Musicwriter - in use throughout the world
Replies: 7
Views: 18232

Re: Musicwriter - in use throughout the world

When I was a student in NYC, I spent several weeks engraving on one of those for a small choral music publisher. They were happy to give me one-on-one instruction, since so few people knew how to use one. Coordinating music and text was harrowing. I eventually quit to have more time for piano pract...
by Knut
14 Dec 2017, 01:20
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Dorico 1.2 released
Replies: 22
Views: 25942

Re: Dorico 1.2 released

On the topic of Dorico's slurs, especially the basic slur shape – Daniel Spreadbury allowed me to cite him from an email he wrote to me today: We do know about this, of course, and it's a consequence of drawing the slur with two lines: a fixed width "skeleton" line and a tapered path over...
by Knut
07 Dec 2017, 21:24
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Font Attempt
Replies: 21
Views: 28171

Re: Font Attempt

Very nice, OCTO! I like the the size of the black notehead, although as Schoenbergian points out, it might be a bit too slight fore some, so it's worth experimenting a bit with the size and angle. Also, it looks to me as though you've tried to make it more 'authentic' by making a slight dent in bott...
by Knut
07 Dec 2017, 21:02
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Engraving in MuseScore
Replies: 50
Views: 114614

Re: Engraving in MuseScore

This looks very good to me as a first pass. It is in need of some adjustments, but I'm guessing you'll come back to that. Watch out, though, for the faulty kerning between the a and t in spicatissimo . I'm also not entirely sure what is meant by the eight-notes in parenthesis, as long as they aren't...
by Knut
06 Dec 2017, 12:40
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Dorico 1.2 released
Replies: 22
Views: 25942

Re: Dorico 1.2 released

I have to say that in spite of certain limitations, the new implementation in 1.2 is incredibly impressive. Even if I can't use Dorico yet for more challenging engraving projects, the functionality is now thorough enough to handle simpler tasks with a minimal amount of effort. Dorico is still a youn...
by Knut
08 Nov 2017, 09:15
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: Notatio members meeting
Replies: 2
Views: 10535

Re: Notatio members meeting

It was a wonderful meeting indeed! I would strongly suggest organising such a meeting if you live fairly close to each other or are travelling. It's so nice and easy to become friends in real life when you have as much in common as most of us have. And please drop me a line if anyone of you are trav...