On Fri, 23 Mar 2018, 08:08 Nathan Sprangers, <nathan.r.sprang...@maine.edu> wrote:
> I've been using lilypond for a much shorter time, but my impression is > that lilypond excels when you know exactly what you want to input. It's > also difficult to work on different parts of the score unless you set up > some sort of system to break the piece into smaller chunks. > > So I've been doing more work at the piano than I used to, then creating my > score in lilypond based on my hand written sketch. Honestly, working at the > piano has been more efficient than doing similar work in musescore. > > > On Mar 22, 2018 11:41 AM, "jtruc34" <daverio.jo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That may seem like a stupid question, but I've been using LilyPond with >> Frescobaldi for a year and a half, but I start to ask myself if it is as >> efficient as if I had used another tool like Musescore. >> >> I explain: I don't have at all a powerful computer, and I think that an >> essential feature that I have to have to compose efficiently is to see >> what >> I've written in real-time. There is such a feature in Frescobaldi name >> "continuous engraving" (or something like that, my version is not in >> English), but on my slow computer and with a big project such as a >> 20-pages >> quartet or symphony, it takes at least 40 to 50 seconds to render. >> >> In addition, it would be great to hear the music out of the midi file by >> clicking on the preview (like on almost every WYSIWYG music software) but >> Frescobaldi's midi player is pretty useless for that. >> >> I'm not saying that LilyPond and Frescobaldi are bad, it's probably just >> me >> who don't know the right tools or the right way to use them. I'm asking to >> find a way to make my workflow more convenient to compose. >> >> Do you have any suggestions? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> lilypond-user@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user It sounds like Denemo might suit you. But like Nathan, I try to be dealing with as little technology as possible when I'm actually composing. Unfortunately, even pencils need sharpening and erasers need to be remembered :-) Vaughan > >
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