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by OCTO
13 Jan 2016, 07:11
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Maestro G Clef
Replies: 28
Views: 29797

Re: Maestro G Clef

Amazingly beautifully done, Knut!
Maybe the middle line should be not straight but a bit bent?

What software do you use? Is it Fontographer?
by OCTO
13 Jan 2016, 05:12
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: SSL browsing
Replies: 2
Views: 8999

Re: SSL browsing

It doesn't matter what browser you use as far as you use the encrypted protocol called https , for whatever site. When you see http it is unencrypted. When you visit a site, your connection to it bounces through usually more than 10 nodes worldwide. If it is un-encrypted, an attacker can read whatev...
by OCTO
11 Jan 2016, 10:29
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Strange notation in Ravel
Replies: 33
Views: 40219

Re: Strange notation in Ravel

erelievonen wrote:Noteheads of adjacent seconds are placed on opposite sides of the stem. The top and bottom notes of a chord are always placed on the normal side of the stem.
French editions always have some french uniqueness!
by OCTO
11 Jan 2016, 10:19
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: [BRAVURA] Organizing the font?
Replies: 14
Views: 17281

Re: [BRAVURA] Organizing the font?

When I open a Finale default document with Bravura as my default font, I see an ampersand and a strange time signature sitting high on the staves. The whole measure rests have been replaced by tiny squares. Simple Entry commands produce strange symbols. Nothing is as it should be. For this reason, ...
by OCTO
07 Jan 2016, 20:05
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Espressivo font
Replies: 63
Views: 63085

Re: Espressivo font

ADDON, concerning"e"
In my humble opinion the left side has much more power than the right side.
by OCTO
07 Jan 2016, 20:03
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Espressivo font
Replies: 63
Views: 63085

Re: Espressivo font

Knut, I agree that the legibility of the serifs are better with the contrasts, i love these in books, my favorite is Modern20. But I believe that it should be less when using in music. For instance, why aren't the text signs on roads (for drivers) serifs if it is more legible? Because of the distanc...
by OCTO
07 Jan 2016, 06:59
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Espressivo font
Replies: 63
Views: 63085

Re: Espressivo font

Screen shot 2016-01-07 at 7.43.27 AM.png In my opinion it is much more balanced now... I would like even less bold bold-strokes and more fat thin-strokes. Here questions: 1. Sould the :me in text and dynamics be tha same size/shape? Maybe more bold dynamics and a bit "compressed" horizont...
by OCTO
06 Jan 2016, 06:12
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Espressivo font
Replies: 63
Views: 63085

Re: Espressivo font

Anyway, do you find the text font to be too bold, or the secondary dynamic characters to be too thin? If you are asking everyone, not just John, I would say that if you make the textual font less bold and more fat on thin lines it would be, in my opinion, more balanced - within itself and with the ...
by OCTO
06 Jan 2016, 06:08
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Composers vs Engravers: slurs and ties
Replies: 2
Views: 7006

Re: Composers vs Engravers: slurs and ties

I would agree that if slurs are to long, they could be broken on a tie. Perhaps, "molto legato" could be used as well. But I also see your strong point in even shorter slurs, in your example particularly the first and third row in op10. = it emphasis the phrase, and if it was written in th...
by OCTO
05 Jan 2016, 20:00
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: [BRAVURA] What does this represent?
Replies: 28
Views: 27258

Re: [BRAVURA] What does this represent?

I am just curious what is the origin of these symbols. They are really beautiful but I am not sure how useful they are... except for comparison of a transposed motive, but hey! - if you come to that level that way to show the transposition is not important. I hope I am mistaken and happy to be able ...