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I think that Faber bothers our eyes because the beam slant implies movement to some goal that is not apparent. I think it's also that the beam slants more than the interval, which is very strange looking. The interval of a step (1/2 space if you want to think of it that way) is receiving a beam sla...

Since this forum got up and running, I've been reconsidering lots of settings I haven't touched in a decade or more. After looking at many other braces, I've sort of come to the conclusion that I'm no longer satisfied with mine. Finale's brace editor is pretty clunky, but I've been experimenting wit...

Same notes going in the opposite directions should have the same beaming, correct? Yes, the direction shouldn't matter. That's very odd, I'm not sure exactly what settings are triggering that result. According to Ross, E-F should be hang-straddle so the first A is correct and B is wrong, and F-G sh...

OCTO wrote:How to explain to the non-finale folk what EVPU is?

It's a unit of measurement where 24 EVPUs = 1 space. Knut's 12.5 EVPUs would be just a tiny bit over 1/2 a space.

Knut wrote: I have my beams set at 12.5 spaces

12.5 EVPUs maybe? 12.5 spaces would be interesting, LOL!

We've all had rush jobs that aren't our best work, but if it's published it's sort of fair game IMO. I don't mean to pick on Faber, but I always assumed Gould's 2011 book developed out of a Faber house style guide and they aren't even coming close to following the beaming rules. Here's an example fr...

For me, the 1/4 space slant in the second measure of the second example seems too much because it implies that the final E in the four-note group is some kind of melodic goal, which is clearly not the case. Since the melody is completely static here, the beaming should be also. Good point, flat it ...

I'm pretty sure beam thickness is fairly standard at a 1/2 space. If it's larger than that, won't it mess up some of the sit-straddle-hang rules designed to avoid wedges?

Welcome back, Fred. Thanks! It was a quick trip but a fun gig. I've been taking my mirrorless Fuji around lately too and got some great candids from backstage/soundcheck including a good shot of Edgar Meyer. Obviously, this kind of beaming is hard to set down in simple rules. So hard and fast rules...

I also position them just ever so slightly to the left. In Finale, I have them set to center minus 12 EVPUs (a half space) as a default position. I hadn't really thought about it, but Peter's idea that the amount of offset is determined by the slant of the angle is an interesting one. Anyway, severa...