Dennis W. Manasco wrote:
>
> Confusion arises because most programming languages begin indexing
> arrays with the "zeroth" item. Thus the final item in an entirely
> filled array whose index is defined as or would be the
> 256th item, but its actual index value would be 255 ( in
> bin
At 7:40 AM -0400 6/23/02, David H. Bailey wrote:
>127 is actually NOT one less than a power of two, since computers
>use 0 as a real number, so 0-127 represent 128 values, which is a
>common number to run into in programming,
127 is 2 to the 7th - 1, also known as 0111 (in binary). For
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On Sunday, June 23, 2002, at 03:22 AM, Daniel Wolf wrote:
> If you want to work with an alternative tuning system, then the
> extra places for sharps or flats may well be useful.
That is correct. Each Finale "octave" can be subdivided into 100
parts. Accordingly, the number of accidental step
David H. Bailey writes:
> Since nothing else could be done with the remainder of the bits in that
> byte (or else, more accurately, nothing else HAS been done with that
> byte) the ability to place far more than musically necessary is simply a
> relic of programming.
FWIW, the same byte is us
Michael Edwards wrote:
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>
> Yes, it does. I'm just curious (although it's not important, I
> suppose) why Finale caters for up to 127 sharps or flats. Although
> 7 is the theoretical maximum, and almost always the maximum found
[snip]
> top, in generosity of going beyond the standa
>
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] 127 sharps or flats?
> At 5:58 AM +1000 6/23/02, Michael Edwards wrote:
>
> > So allowing more sharps or flats is reasonable up to a point,
> >in view of this.
At 5:58 AM +1000 6/23/02, Michael Edwards wrote:
> So allowing more sharps or flats is reasonable up to a point,
>in view of this. But why up to as many as 127 sharps or flats? Is
>there a reason for this? - it does seem a bit over the top, in
>generosity of going beyond the standard li
[David H. Bailey:]
>You can set different staves to be in different keys, if that is what
>you mean by bitonal or polytonal.
Yes, that is what I meant.
>And you can create the custom key
>signatures you mentioned, so it seems as if the program can do what you
>are asking.
Yes, it do
