Re: [abcusers] äÌÑ ÄÉÒÅËÔÏÒÁ ... WQKOIKFYMT

2002-05-16 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Interesting e-mail, but I don't read whatever language you sent this to me in. LOL. Could you perhaps translate it to English for me? Don DEMETRIUS wrote: E-Mail . !!! , , . - , . 1... 3300 - . TXT E-Mail . - 30$ 2... BANKS - .

Re: [abcusers] äÌÑ ÄÉÒÅËÔÏÒÁ ... WQKOIKFYMT

2002-05-16 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Well that's a relief, I guess. Gee it was much more interesting than I imagined then. LOL. Too bad I can't read Russian, I might have gotten a kick out of the Russian spam. Don Buddha Buck wrote: At 11:38 AM 05-16-2002 -0700, Don Parrish-Bell you wrote: Hi, I hope you

Re: [abcusers] Re: [abcusers] äÌÑ ÄÉÒÅËÔÏÒÁ . .. WQKOIKFYMT

2002-05-16 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Can't blame you! I get more than my share of spam on any given day. That wasn't quite the post that I expected as my first e-mail from this list. LOL Don Steve Mansfield wrote: Don Parrish-Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : Too bad I can't read Russian, I might have gotten a kick out

Re: [abcusers] Action against spam, was: KAMPANYALARINIZ iCiN, MUHTESEM KAMPANYA.!!-

2002-05-17 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Well for what its worth from a brand new subscriber, I would vote for allowing only subscribers to post! That is the way it is on most lists of all sorts. And perhaps your list needs to implement some message filters of somesort to block receiption from spammers. I know these morons jump

Re: [abcusers] Bored with spam discussion. Here's a tune.

2002-05-20 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Now that's more like it! Thank you, Phil! Don To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-04 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
it all I guess. I like the little community of abcusers. Seems like you are all really trying to make it a decent tool. I'm sorry I can't contribute much to that effort other than a few suggestions for the wish list. Keep up the good work! Don Parrish-Bell To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-04 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Buddha Buck wrote: At 10:44 AM 06-04-2002 -0700, Don Parrish-Bell you wrote: I haven't had the opportunity to try to encode anything yet, but I look forward to doing so. I'm saving the tons of posts from everyone so I can go back through for hints on various things when I do get

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-04 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Yes, MusicTime definitely has some weird little quirks, but for $25.00 it wasn't too bad. It doesn't do TAB at all and it won't let you write a lyric chord sheet. Also it's not OLE-compatible, so you can't take a passage out of it and paste it into Word, for example. My wife has used it

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-04 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Muse sounds interesting. Laurie (ukonline) wrote: Don Parrish-Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] had a wish-list. Here's how Muse shapes up (no, it's not 100%, though if I were a beginner user I might think it was until I discovered the fine details). 1. Enter guitar TAB, tool creates sheet music

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-05 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Again, I think you guys might be misunderstanding what I was complaining about. The length of a whole line can essentially be stretched out by adjusting the scaling of the PDF image before you print it. But the spacing between notes within a measure is what appears cramped to me. This is also

Re: [abcusers] resons for using abc

2002-06-05 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
IMHO I think abc is an excellent, efficient means of transporting tunes. That seems like what you were all after in the beginning. And it is a refreshing change from the multi-megabyte, bloated files for other things in the wintel world! Phil Taylor wrote: Ulf wrote: My conclusion: abc

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-05 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Ok, Atte. I will check that out when I get to it. So it's possible to adjust existing abc tunes without major rewrites? A more global way of setting up the note-to-note spacing? Don Atte Andre Jensen wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Don Parrish-Bell wrote: Again, I think you guys might

Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-05 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
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Re: [abcusers] Some minor complaints about abc

2002-06-05 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
. Don Parrish-Bell wrote: Buddha Buck wrote: or are you seeing something like: ||||| This one is more like what I get To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] iabc, and features expected in softwares in general

2002-06-24 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
yes, and cursed be those who would wish to force us to play in Eb on guitar! I often wondered is those chords on some sheet music were put there by someone who has never played guitar! Don Laurie (ukonline) wrote: One reason for preferring sharps for guitar chords is that if they are

Re: [abcusers] iabc, and features expected in softwares in general

2002-06-26 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
in a mode? I have seen some sheet music which does indicate that it is in Dorian, for example. Is that typically the way it is or should be done? Don Atte Andre Jensen wrote: On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Don Parrish-Bell wrote: yes, and cursed be those who would wish to force us to play in Eb

Re: [abcusers] File Conversion

2004-03-30 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
into something that Finale or Cakewalk might be able to read and create an editable file? Maybe there's some convoluted way to convert MusicTime into ABC and then back into something else? Thank you, Don Parrish-Bell To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com

Re: [abcusers] File Conversion

2004-03-30 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
www.greenhedges.com) If I had the MT format to hand, or some sample files, I could probably write a direct import to HARMONY - would there be a large market for it? How widely used is Musictime? What OS does it use? Neil At 07:37 PM 3/30/04, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Don Parrish-Bell [EMAIL

Re: [abcusers] File Conversion

2004-03-30 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Ok, I installed your Harmony program. I only had a few minutes to play with it, but I was able to convert a couple of midi songs to scores. I couldn't figure out how to edit or add notes in this brief session, though. Do you have documentation that is downloadable when you register this

Re: [abcusers] File Conversion

2004-03-31 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Do I detect a bit of sarcasm there, Neil? Ok, so one part of my problem is easily solvable by various means (import a MIDI file to extract a workable source score), so my next question for all of you is does anyone know of a program that will record a MIDI stream that is being played through

Re: [abcusers] File Conversion

2004-03-31 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Thank you! I hadn't even thought of that ... and yet it seems such an obvious thing to do. We do have a Yamahi keyboard that should be able to do that. I will give that a try. Thanks again, Don At 09:50 AM 3/31/2004, you wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Don Parrish-Bell wrote: so my next

RE: [abcusers] Anyone every used Sibelius G7?

2004-09-07 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
about making actually put in the beams? Any help would be appreciated. thank you, Don Parrish-Bell To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-12 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
). Does anyone have some recommendations for me? Or maybe someone can tell me how I go about buying Guitar Studio (whose author wants to be paid in Euros) from California? I appreciate any help I can get! Thank you, Don Parrish-Bell To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-17 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
I'd be glad to check it out, Neil. Where do I download it from? Don At 12:26 PM 11/17/2004, you wrote: Have you looked at my program HARMONY? It can do a lot of what you want, including points 1,2,3,5,6,8,and 9, and can write the result in abc format I am currently updating the notation entry

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-29 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
I have played a bit with Harmony Assistant and it does indeed look promising ... It's author wants $70.00 for it, which is probably not too bad, but I hate to jump into another program without even knowing how its printed output will look. The eval. version is very wounded can't save,

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-29 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Isn't xemacs a unix only kind of thing? Not familiar with it, but I remember the emacs editor from years ago. Don At 02:51 AM 11/17/2004, you wrote: xemacs with abc-mode.el and then e.g. abcm2ps to produce printed output To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-29 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
I did have a brief chat with Laurie before his demise. That was quite a loss to the world. He was very gracious and helpful. It's a shame MUSE has not been picked up by someone else to support. It's still listed on Hitsquad and Harmony-Central. The OP wanted graphical input. Not many abc

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-29 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
No offense, Bernard, but $170.00 is more than I paid for Sibelius G7. I do like that you said it never argues with you ... definitely something in its favor! Any chance you or a representative will be at Winter NAMM in Anaheim this year? Don You might want to look at my Music Publisher 5 (for

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-30 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Yes, G7 is geared towards guitar and costs around $100.00 here. The full-blown version of Sibelius is around $600.00 here, I think, but they offer 50% off for music educators. I am SO thankful I didn't go for the full-blown version! Seems ridiculous to charge that much more for something

Re: [abcusers] Recommendations for graphical entry software

2004-11-30 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Got it installed and gave it a quick go. Here's what I've found so far: 1. Can't seem to specify the key before you start. 2. Transpose seems to cause an error unless there are some notes placed. Once a few notes were placed, it seemed to ignore the transpose operation. 3. Note entry is clumsy

Re: [abcusers] Finale GHB

2004-12-03 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
Wow you guys are brutal ... get in a fight and you get sent to jail with bagpipe music (snicker, snicker). At 03:15 AM 12/3/2004, you wrote: On 3 Dec 2004, at 08:52, Bernard Hill wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christian M. Cepel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Any workaround to Finale's

Re: [abcusers] GHB ... it gets worse ...

2004-12-03 Thread Don Parrish-Bell
A little dyslexia can get you in a whole lot trouble ... something about drugs, bagpipes and fighting in the UK hmm ...awareness about the dangers of GHB and its analogs- gamma hydroxy butyrate or maybe those who don't have GHB get into fights and get booked on GBH after being exposed to