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by OCTO
29 Jan 2024, 22:47
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: glissando question (text vs no-text)
Replies: 6
Views: 505

Re: glissando question (text vs no-text)

Portamento is rarely notated in strings since it is considered as an expression. Nobody knows what Mahler wanted in his last movement of the last symphony. There are both recordings of glissando and portamento. In my music I use gliss. for all instruments since there are too many lines around... :) ...
by OCTO
28 Jan 2024, 18:33
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Finale Quartertones
Replies: 0
Views: 274

Finale Quartertones

Here is a solution for quartertones in Finale, using arrows to represent quarter tone alterations. 1. Install the font, the fan file, and copy Finale Scripts for the accidentals in the scripts' folder. 2. In Document Settings, use Maestroquartertones as the font for accidentals, and under Accidental...
by OCTO
23 Jan 2024, 23:21
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Enharmonic symbol
Replies: 27
Views: 441165

Re: Enharmonic symbol

JJP wrote: 19 Jan 2024, 05:49
John Ruggero wrote: 18 Jan 2024, 13:15 From the music engravers' Hippocratic oath: "First, do no harm."
I thought it was “do no enharm.”
King! I nearly fell off my chair laughing...
by OCTO
15 Jan 2024, 20:11
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: has anyone ever heard of "Daniels Instrumentation Standard"?
Replies: 8
Views: 112907

Re: has anyone ever heard of "Daniels Instrumentation Standard"?

MichelRE wrote: 10 Jan 2024, 05:14 the instrumentation MUST be written in the "Daniels Instrumentation Standard". I'd never heard of it before,
Is he a forum member?
by OCTO
15 Jan 2024, 20:02
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Enharmonic symbol
Replies: 27
Views: 441165

Re: Enharmonic symbol

Personally, I would add - nothing. Db and C# are totally normal notes.
by OCTO
29 Dec 2023, 00:34
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Music notation Facebook page
Replies: 11
Views: 52989

Re: Music notation Facebook page

I would rather wait here one week for the correct answer, than to get a "help" at Music Engraving Tips in one minute.
by OCTO
26 Dec 2023, 12:04
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: I am really having problems with this slurs
Replies: 9
Views: 152931

Re: I am really having problems with this slurs

Thank you MalteM, I like your solution with kneed beam the most. I will try this, the first one with the slur outside of the stems.

EDIT: by the way, where to put the hairpins? In the middle is possible, yet, not ideally.
by OCTO
25 Dec 2023, 18:17
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: I am really having problems with this slurs
Replies: 9
Views: 152931

I am really having problems with this slurs

The slurs are ugly whatever I do. Also it doesn't look good in general.
Perhaps I am too tired. Working 15+ hours for weeks, approaching a deadline (Friday).

Any idea how it can be solved is welcome!
by OCTO
24 Dec 2023, 14:20
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Music notation Facebook page
Replies: 11
Views: 52989

Re: Music notation Facebook page

Your page is a symphony of musical enlightenment! The way you decipher notes, unravel compositions, and bring the language of music to life is truly captivating. Each post harmoniously blends knowledge and passion, creating a crescendo of understanding for enthusiasts like me. Thank you for orchest...
by OCTO
24 Dec 2023, 14:10
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: MuseScore 4.2 Released
Replies: 6
Views: 65350

Re: MuseScore 4.2 Released

but I know they are a VERY much requested addition to Dorico. Can't Dorico create cutaway?? Yes, MuseScore can with a click create cut-away staffs. But in my experience, after doing one large vocal score and one large orchestral score in Sibelius, that Finale's "Staff Styles" are one of t...