[LUTE] LuteScribe 1.2 released
Dear Lute list I'm pleased to announce that LuteScribe 1.2 is released. LuteScribe is an free/open source Windows application for editing and viewing lute tabulature, compatible with a number of existing formats, including TAB, FT3, JTZ/JTXML. This release bundles up a number of usability improvements and bug fixes since the last release 1.1, including * Incorporate latest TAB build 4.3.98 * Improved feedback messages from TAB * Better support for baroque tabulature * Use FluidSynth for midi playback, with Lute and Piano soundfonts * Playback tools moved back into main window * New playback option - play current stave * Minor UI tweaks to assist editing - text selection shows commands more clearly * Improved stave wrap behaviour * Provide some sample files To download the current installer, visit the LuteScribe home page: https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe Best wishes - Luke -- __ Orlando Lutes http://www.orlando-lutes.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] LuteScribe
Does anyone have any experience with installing and running LuteScribe on a Mac? I tried it using wine and wine bottler (no, I wasn't drunk) but was unsure of configuration settings, so I gave up. Any suggestions out there? Thanks and regards, Leonard Williams -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] LuteScribe 1.1 released
Forgot to CC the list in my reply...
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From: Luke Emmet <[1]luke.em...@orlando-lutes.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 08:47
Subject: Re: [LUTE] LuteScribe 1.1 released
To: stephen arndt <[2]stephenwar...@verizon.net>
Hi Stephen
Yes there is a simple tutorial for LuteScribe within its help file.
LuteScribe has a close conceptual model to TAB text format, rotated to
be easier to understand and using a familiar historic style font.
So for example in the tab text format a simple bar might be:
b
1.cdda
2d c
1f e
xd
b
1cdda
in LuteScribe you would type it as follows into the grid of chord cells
in the editing area. Here I'm using a fix width font to indicate the
layout, but actually it is a grid like a spreadsheet that you can use
your cursor in - the normal editing is very rapid and natural.
b 1. 2 1 b 1
c d f d c
d d
d d
a c e a
Conceptually this is simply the TAB text commands rotated (and no "x"
needed to indicate "same as previous), and all the courses are lined up
correctly. In the editor, the top line uses a special font so it will
look like the expected historic flags. Bar lines will be shown. So it
should look good enough to play from as you edit. To see the final
typeset output press the "Print preview" tab. You can also playback the
audio or save as PDF.
Otherwise all the TAB commands and headers are valid. LuteScribe
includes a copy of TAB, together with its appendix and manual (by
Leonard Williams) which provides a tutorial on the various TAB commands
available.
Otherwise the application should be fairly self-explanatory - there is
an integrated help provided with further explanation.
If you are interested in baroque tabulature, you can use a "-b" command
in the headers and TAB will format the output using a nice baroque
style tabulature font.
Best Wishes
- Luke
On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 00:52, stephen arndt
<[3]stephenwar...@verizon.net> wrote:
Hello, Luke!
Thank you for your hard work and generous offer. I have both Fronimo
and
Fandango (or whatever the latest name is). I haven't used the
former in
ages, but, if I remember correctly, it doesn't handle baroque lute
so well.
The latter is a very powerful program, but has become rather
complicated to
use as a result. I would like to give LuteScribe a try. Is there any
tutorial to teach one how to use it, or is it so intuitively obvious
that no
prior instruction is necessary?
Thank you,
Stephen
-Original Message-
From: Luke Emmet
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 6:25 PM
To: [4]Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] LuteScribe 1.1 released
Dear Lute list
I'm pleased to announce that LuteScribe 1.1 is released.
LuteScribe is a Windows program for editing, viewing and playing
lute
tabulature, compatible with a range of common tabulature formats,
including TAB, Fronimo and Fandango. It is free and open source
(GPL3)
software for the lute playing community. Anyone with the inclination
and
some software development skills can make their own improvements and
contribute them back. LuteScribe builds on a number of existing
libraries and applications, but in particular Wayne Cripps TAB which
is
used under the hood to produce the attractive typeset output.
The main improvements in this latest version include:
- 50% faster to edit tabulature (fewer keystrokes needed)
- easy to learn editing model - very similar to a spreadsheet
- audio playback option - hear the piece as it is being written
using
a high quality software synthesizer
- UI improvements and bug fixes
- inbuild menus of common formatting commands
- new commands Cut, SelectAll, DeleteStave
- new application icon
For further details including screenshots and to download the latest
installer (v1.1.4) can be found here:
[5]https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe
More fixes and improvements are planned over the coming months.
Best Wishes
- Luke Emmet
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References
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2. mailto:stephenwar...@verizon.net
3. mailto:stephenwar...@verizon.net
4. mailto:Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
5. https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe
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[LUTE] LuteScribe 1.1 released
Dear Lute list I'm pleased to announce that LuteScribe 1.1 is released. LuteScribe is a Windows program for editing, viewing and playing lute tabulature, compatible with a range of common tabulature formats, including TAB, Fronimo and Fandango. It is free and open source (GPL3) software for the lute playing community. Anyone with the inclination and some software development skills can make their own improvements and contribute them back. LuteScribe builds on a number of existing libraries and applications, but in particular Wayne Cripps TAB which is used under the hood to produce the attractive typeset output. The main improvements in this latest version include: - 50% faster to edit tabulature (fewer keystrokes needed) - easy to learn editing model - very similar to a spreadsheet - audio playback option - hear the piece as it is being written using a high quality software synthesizer - UI improvements and bug fixes - inbuild menus of common formatting commands - new commands Cut, SelectAll, DeleteStave - new application icon For further details including screenshots and to download the latest installer (v1.1.4) can be found here: https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe More fixes and improvements are planned over the coming months. Best Wishes - Luke Emmet To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] LuteScribe 1.0 released
Dear Lute List After many months of updates following user feedback over the beta program that has run over 2018, I'm pleased to announce that LuteScribe 1.0 is now released. https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe LuteScribe is a Windows program for editing and viewing lute tabulature, compatible with a range of common tabulature formats, including TAB, Fronimo and Fandango. It is free and open source (GPL3) software for the lute playing community. Anyone can make their own improvements and contribute them back. There are more changes planned, particularly to further improve the compatibility with existing file formats. Best Wishes - Luke Emmet == Main changes == Main changes apart from general bug fixes and user interface improvements include: - Now compatible with a wider range of common tabulature formats including Wayne Cripps TAB, Fronimo FT3, Fandango JTXML/JTZ as well as the native XML based LSML format. - Simpler and more attractive edit and print output - No longer need to add "x" to repeat previous flag - Undo/Redo added - Source code now released == Requirements == - Windows 10 - Some users have had successs installing on Linux/MacOS (use Winetricks to install Microsoft .NET 4.6 plus Gecko). Contact me if you need more info on this. == Availability == Download the installer from the project page: https://www.orlando-lutes.com/pages/lutescribe Source code is available via Bitbucket if you wish to submit patches or bug fixes. LuteSribe is written in C# and Rebol. == Screenshots == Print view showing rendered output: https://goo.gl/1rg6aQ Edit view showing the staves editing area https://goo.gl/SqgFnd -- __ Orlando Lutes http://www.orlando-lutes.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] LuteScribe beta 0.2.1 released
Dear Lute list I'm pleased to announce that LuteScribe beta 0.2.1 is now released. LuteScribe is a free, community based software for editing and viewing lute tabulature files. The original announcement is here: https://www.mail-archive.com/lute@cs.dartmouth.edu/msg49368.html This updated version incorporates a number of changes based on user feedback to date, in particular support for viewing the printable output as well as saving as PDF. There are some updated screenshots here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByhfXkzbvI8VNEFEZFZlb2xZN3c A summary of the changes in this version are as follows: - integrated print preview - save as pdf - set tabulature file types to open in LuteScribe (LSML, TAB, FT3) - improved and more natural user interface - bug fixes - updated help file If you would like to try the latest beta, please email me and I will send you the details of how to get it. Best Wishes - Luke -- __ Orlando Lutes http://www.orlando-lutes.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] LuteScribe - a new community-based free software tool for reading and editing tabulature
Dear lute list members I am announcing the beta release of a new community based free software tool for reading and editing lute tabulature. If you are interested to try it, please see further details below. To get a better idea, you can see some LuteScribe screenshots here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByhfXkzbvI8VNEFEZFZlb2xZN3c Best Wishes - Luke Emmet LuteScribe – a new community-based free software for reading and editing tabulature Lute tabulature files are a fundamental way for the lute community to exchange music in our modern age. Existing commercial tools exist, but alongside these there should be widely available community tools to ensure tabulature can be created, read and shared by the widest possible range of players, scholars and researchers. LuteScribe is a new piece of software designed to allow the graphical creation and reading of lute tabulature by Luke Emmet. It runs on Windows (or on Mac/Linux via a virtual machine), and provides a visual user interface to edit lute tabulature. With it you can create new files or open existing lute tabulature in two of the most common formats for lute tabulature, namely the TAB plain text format or Fronimo FT3 files. A wide range of existing tabulature files exist in online repositories and LuteScribe offers another way to enjoy and build on this music. Under the surface, LuteScribe works together with the long established TAB software by Wayne Cripps which provides a wide range of typesetting commands to create the tabulature. As a result, LuteScribe can produce beautiful typeset output that can be saved as PostScript, PDF or printed off for players. A major advantage over the native TAB format is that LuteScribe shows the content in a way that is familiar to lute players and can be easily edited. LuteScribe is a community project and will be released as open source software meaning that anyone can contribute changes, fixes or enhancements. Currently LuteScribe is in BETA, and feedback is being collected in advance of the upcoming official release. Anyone wishing to test or try out LuteScribe should send an email to: luke.em...@orlando-lutes.com for further details of how to download the current beta version. -- __ Orlando Lutes http://www.orlando-lutes.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
