On Oct 16, 2007, at 2:56 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
All I want to know is this: Do Sibelius's slurs automatically avoid
collisions with noteheads and accidentals? And furthermore, do the
tips automatically avoid staff lines?
Although Finale Engraver slurs are one of the most unreliable
things in the whole program, they are nonetheless a huge time saver
when they work.
The slur-related question I would ask is: In Sibelius can I adjust
the slur by manipulating the Bézier control points, as I can in
Finale? I frequently tweak my slurs, and I'd sure miss it if I lost
any control.
This is an example of a feature I'd appreciate which MakeMusic is
unlikely to ever take any interest in. I would like *more* user
control of slurs. For one thing, I'd like the ability to insert a
straight line segment into the middle of any slur. (The only new
input from the user would be the length of the inserted segment,
which is zero by default. The curve would be calculated exactly as it
would if the segment didn't exist and the two halves were linked. The
line segment would have a slope matching the tangent at the curve's
midpoint, and the two halves would be displaced accordingly.)
This would considerably enhance the ability to create attractive
slurs in general, and in particular it would go a long way (albeit
not all the way) toward solving the problem of creating decent-
looking long slurs. In my opinion, Finale's inability to create a
decent-looking long slur is one of its greatest weaknesses. It's the
only significant case I can think of where Finale hasn't even caught
up to traditional engraving.
Are long slurs any better in Sibelius?
mdl
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