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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*.

I wouldn’t use a flat beam. I’ve always been in the camp that the beam should trend (i.e., slant) with the trend of the notes. The level of slant is debatable, but I would do *something* since it gives the eyes a cue of what the notes are *generally* doing so I can anticipate it. This is very import...

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Have MM contact me. I’ll do it for them lol.

How on earth did the graphics person not ask a musically inclined person if it looked "right" or not? My brain hurts... thanks a lot, Fred

Fred, that’s a rather unsavory discovery. There was always something that didn’t quite look right to me and I think this must have been it. The curve shoulders visually always stuck out just a little bit more.

Yes, much better. Well done, Ben!

Looking at the first example again, you’ll notice there’s an identical pair of notes in the second measure that looks totally fine by comparison. That groups beams seem to have a little more white space between them. Why is that? Because I adjusted it! (Facepalm) Yes, indeed you said that. Sorry lo...

Looking at the first example again, you’ll notice there’s an identical pair of notes in the second measure that looks totally fine by comparison. That groups beams seem to have a little more white space between them. Why is that?

I guarantee, if you had only shown the second (adjusted) passage, not a single person would have noticed them being thicker. Personally, I think you’re on the right track because it keeps it from drawing unwanted attention. I agree that something about that beam group doesn’t feel right between the ...