Robert Patterson wrote:
Curiously, one aspect of engraving a computer may never be able to
emulate is the slight human imperfections that give hand-engraved
scores the charm of human touch. Other than this, I think the video is
correct in stating that computers will achieve the same results.
I would argue that Finale (and possibly Sib) are already nearly
capable of it. The one remaining shortcoming is long slurs. However,
with Finale (and probably also Sib) it still requires human expertise
to know how to space the staves and plan the spacing and page breaks.
The computer is merely a tool.
Some on this list may have seen Lilypond which is open source software
(as in free) that tries to emulate those little imperfections and get
something closer to hand engraving. I haven't used it but the video
certainly shows the reason behind it. http://lilypond.org/web/
I am a long time (v.2) Finale user but prefer Sib. I would say both are
definitely capable of the same result, minus the human imperfections.
Interestingly, one of the minor reasons I prefer Sib. is because Finale
output, to me, often looks too mechanical.
Richard Smith
www.rgsmithmusic.com
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