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- 29 Oct 2016, 16:19
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
- Replies: 10
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Re: Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
Thanks. That's helped clarify my thoughts.
- 29 Oct 2016, 13:45
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11848
Staff Rastral sizes in Digital Engraving apps
As we all know, metal plate engraving used sets of different punches in different rastral sizes, numbered from 0 (or even 00) to 8 (or even 9!). I seem to recall that Sibelius uses these in its setup. I don't know whether Dorico does. Finale ... does not. Are the continued use of these sizes benefic...
- 29 Oct 2016, 12:45
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Text Typeface like "Ped"?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Text Typeface like "Ped"?
None whatsoever, except that I am a hoarder of typefaces.
- 29 Oct 2016, 12:18
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Text Typeface like "Ped"?
- Replies: 5
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Text Typeface like "Ped"?
I don't know if this has come up before, but can anyone suggest a text typeface that is similar in style to the :ped marking? Presumably, the traditional style we use now is based on some actual typeface? - In the same way that the traditional time sig numerals and dynamics are stylised versions of ...
- 07 Jul 2016, 19:13
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 111421
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
It's x-height, so y-width!
- 07 Jul 2016, 18:26
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 111421
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
I've spent the last few days printing out the same page of music with different lyric fonts, and I've decided on ITC Cleartype (aptly named!). I think some other publisher uses it for their house style. It's big on the X and small on the Y, which is what you want from a lyric font. It's quite modern...
- 05 Jul 2016, 11:25
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 111421
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
Yes, the Ricordi scores seem to use a condensed Century. The ITC Century Book Condensed typeface, perhaps the closest you can buy, is a little too squeezed, IMO.
Of course, the suitability will also depend what other faces are used for titling, expressions.
Of course, the suitability will also depend what other faces are used for titling, expressions.
- 05 Jul 2016, 09:27
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 111421
Fonts for Lyrics
I seem to be vacillating between various different fonts for lyrics, and I change my mind constantly as to their suitability. Does anyone have any opinions/favourites? I tend to favour a reasonably weighty face that matches the "colour" of the music. Minion is nice, slightly condensed, tho...
- 20 Apr 2016, 13:01
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Maestro G Clef
- Replies: 28
- Views: 30058
Re: Maestro G Clef
Of course, Adobe is moving all its fonts to OpenType now, so it has released "Sonata Std" .otf. The problem is that they have re-mapped all the characters to the Unicode section for music symbols, and not the original ASCII characters. So it won't work as a replacement for "legacy&quo...
- 14 Apr 2016, 05:55
- Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
- Topic: Finale: Flags and stems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8003
Re: Finale: Flags and stems
Many thanks for your thoughts.