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by OCTO
23 Mar 2025, 14:12
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico
Replies: 5
Views: 25602

Re: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico

Happy to hear!
I will make an update of OMS soon.
by OCTO
21 Mar 2025, 22:20
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: time signature font or symbol
Replies: 1
Views: 7393

Re: time signature font or symbol

I'm looking for a font or simple symbols that I can use in text layout programs for time signatures. They are surprisingly hard to find, even in the several music fonts I have. TIA It depends. What typesetting software do you use? If you are serious about the outcome, I would recommend using LaTeX....
by OCTO
21 Mar 2025, 13:37
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico
Replies: 5
Views: 25602

Re: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico

Bravo Nordine!
I like the more heavy lines, particularly it is obvious in the Ferneyhough example. It is almost needed in order to balance the font.
I think you use Old Standard as a font type, which is somehow too thin and sharp-elegant. Check my Old Music Standard, try it with your examples.
by OCTO
20 Mar 2025, 17:51
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral
Replies: 8
Views: 55285

Re: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral

mburns wrote: 10 Mar 2025, 22:20I'd be really interested to hear what you all think. Done in Lilypond 2.25.24.
Except what is earlier said, I can say: BRAVO! Very beautiful.
Also, I am getting into LilyPond now, what a tool.

Also, well done odod!
by OCTO
20 Mar 2025, 17:45
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: About the use of rehearsal marks
Replies: 7
Views: 27354

Re: About the use of rehearsal marks

In a large multi-movement, or even more a multi-scene and multi-act piece, numbered rehearsal marks that continue their sequence for the entire piece are a quick way to a given place when a question is asked if there are numerous bar number regions (and thus many bars 107 [eg]). 1st bassoon to DW a...
by OCTO
12 Mar 2025, 17:22
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Leland Smith - Editing and Printing Music by Computer (1973)
Replies: 3
Views: 31456

Re: Leland Smith - Editing and Printing Music by Computer (1973)

And a preceding letter, the Issue earlier.
by OCTO
12 Mar 2025, 17:20
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Leland Smith - Editing and Printing Music by Computer (1973)
Replies: 3
Views: 31456

Leland Smith - Editing and Printing Music by Computer (1973)

A white paper that appeared in Journal of Music Theory vol. 17 iss. 2, 1973.
An interesting historical record in the development of computerized notation.
by OCTO
22 Nov 2024, 07:59
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: The End of FINALE
Replies: 43
Views: 606651

Re: The End of FINALE

benwiggy wrote: 13 Nov 2024, 11:16(or in the case of MuseScore, Russian money)
Interesting.
Any source?
by OCTO
22 Nov 2024, 07:56
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Art song question regarding author name
Replies: 7
Views: 22049

Re: Art song question regarding author name

MichelRE wrote: 30 Oct 2024, 00:01 here's the end result I went with.
I'm not sure if the tempo should be 68, as it is not valid at the traditional Maelzel scale. A tempo of 69 might be better. Yes, I know that with modern digital metronomes, any tempo is possible (consider Stockhausen's 83.5, for example).