Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread dhbailey
dc wrote: I posted a (graphic) PDF file of a short piece in 8 versions (with 8 different music fonts). I'd be interested in reading your comments on these. www.philomela.net/files.fonts2.pdf The corrected link is: http://www.philomela.net/files/fonts2.pdf -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 04:23 PM 8/23/05 +0200, dc wrote: I posted a (graphic) PDF file of a short piece in 8 versions (with 8 different music fonts). I'd be interested in reading your comments on these. www.philomela.net/files.fonts2.pdf http://www.philomela.net/files/fonts2.pdf With a cursory take on the 'look'

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Brad Beyenhof
http://www.philomela.net/files/fonts2.pdf That's an interesting comparison. I really wish I could use Opus in Finale, but there's no way I'd switch to Sibelius just for that. Also, in the Opus and Helsinki examples (which I assume both came from Sib), the right sides of the ledger lines stick

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Simon Troup
I posted a (graphic) PDF file of a short piece in 8 versions (with 8 different music fonts). I'd be interested in reading your comments on these. Hi David while a few have some pretty ugly glyphs, like the clefs in 'November' for example, there's nothing very much striking about any of

RE: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Williams, Jim
Did anyone consider the Aloisen New music font? I rather like it. Jim From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Simon Troup Sent: Tue 23-Aug-05 11:40 To: finale@SHSU.EDU Subject: Re: [Finale] Music fonts I posted a (graphic) PDF file of a short piece in 8 versions

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Simon Troup
I like quite a lot of petrucci, to my eye the clefs are modern and elegant for example, but the accidentals aren't as defined as other fonts. Maybe I should experiment with petrucci again and switch the font for the accidentals. De gustibus... Dennis Eh? The award winning artisan bread

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Um, you know, there is ALREADY a Font Annotation for Opus http://www.finaletips.nu/downloads.php Brad Beyenhof wrote: On 23/08/05, dc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What keeps you from using Opus in Finale? The font's reference lines aren't exactly the same as Finale's defaults, for one

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On 23/08/05, dc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What keeps you from using Opus in Finale? The font's reference lines aren't exactly the same as Finale's defaults, for one thing (which is probably part of the reason for the ledger line problem). Also, I was under the impression that not all of the

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Ken Durling
LOL, It does pertain to bread too... http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/degustibusno.html At 10:17 AM 8/23/2005, you wrote: Eh? The award winning artisan bread maker??? Ken Durling Composition and Music Services Berkeley, CA [510] 843-4419 ___

RE: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-08-23 Thread Williams, Jim
It is the font used in GenieSoft's Overture www.geniesoft.com J From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of dc Sent: Tue 23-Aug-05 13:23 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] Music fonts Williams, Jim écrit: Did anyone consider the Aloisen New music font

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 06:44 PM 2/7/05 +0100, d. collins wrote: I've looked at many, and I'm still waiting for the one I'd really like. I think Revere is gorgeous, the one that Alan Talbot designed. But it's not Finale-compatible, and you have to own a copy of Graphire Music Press to use it legally. If they'd sell

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread Jari Williamsson
d. collins wrote: There are also other music fonts you could try. I've looked at many, and I'm still waiting for the one I'd really like. Or use a combination of fonts? Such as one font for flags, one for noteheads, and so on. Best regards, Jari Williamsson

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Jari Williamsson / 05.2.7 / 00:35 PM wrote: Which fonts are you comparing? There's nothing stopping you from using the fonts you used in the old Finale versions (probably Petrucci, if you used a built-in font in Finale 3.2). Sorry I didn't mention I already tried Petrucci, and I get the same

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 08:11 PM 2/7/05 +0100, d. collins wrote: Any samples to be seen anywhere? I'd love to have a look at it, even if there's little hope. http://www.graphire.com/ Click on the music samples. (oh-yeah-the-other) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread dhbailey
d. collins wrote: Jari Williamsson écrit: Or use a combination of fonts? Such as one font for flags, one for noteheads, and so on. Yes, that's a good idea, though I don't know how legal it is. Many font licences stipulate that you can't make changes to the fonts. I started, but never got much

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread Jari Williamsson
A-NO-NE Music wrote: Come to think of it, in my 17 years Finale life, I have wanted the list of settings printed out. Every time I don't like settings by new version, I had to go find what setting has changed since readme is not going to tell you. You can install the Windows version of Finale on

Re: [Finale] Music fonts

2005-02-07 Thread Johannes Gebauer
You mean you actually prefer the look of the good old Petrucci font? Hard to believe, but you should have no problem to make up your own default file with Petrucci. Johannes A-NO-NE Music wrote: When did Finale music fonts get this uglier? I had to rearrange one of my old composition for a show