On 22 Jun, 2004, at 02:32 PM, Mark D Lew wrote:
On Jun 22, 2004, at 8:00 AM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
Ah. What you call a workaround is to me standard operating procedure. I find proofreading hardcopy much more reliable than doing it onscreen. Also, there are always little details that just don't show up on the screen, so it would be necessary to proof a printed copy anyway.
I too do all my proofreading on hard copy. In fact, I make a point of taking it to another desk in a completely different room. The idea of proofing on the screen seems horrid to me, but I suppose it's partly a matter of what type of work one does. I do mostly high-quality work where I care about tiny details of spacing, etc. For me, most pieces go through three drafts, sometimes more, rarely fewer. If you just want something readable with no wrong notes, I suppose proofing isn't as crucial. (But even then I doubt I'd want to proof on the screen. Just thinking about it gives me a headache.)
Hi Mark,
Here, I'm talking about generating a set of parts of my own music for rehearsal and performance by my own band, with me doing the rehearsing and conducting -- since I know the music and can answer questions when they come up, this gives me a bit of leeway I wouldn't have when copying someone else's music. And this stuff is not stuff for publication. As you might well imagine, I'm often preparing the parts for the afternoon rehearsal right up until the last possible minute on the morning of. When I'm doing work for others, of course I proof hard copy, multiple passes -- but when I'm doing work for myself, time is of the essence and the more proofing I can do on-screen and on-the-fly, the better. Anyway, as I'm laying out parts, inevitably things will jump out at me that need to be fixed, often in multiple parts and in the score. I usually manage to catch the crucial stuff before I hit "print." But I will do one last quick look-over (I hesitate to call it a "proof") of each printed part, and sometimes I'll need to reprint a page or two. But for the most part, by the time I hit "print" I've got a part I'm comfortable putting in front of other musicians.
- Darcy
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