On 3 Feb 2012, at 1:41 PM, Whittall, Geoff wrote:
> I think a key question to answer, before you worry about the notated
> duration of the note, is "what is the bat hitting" (or, what is hitting
> the bat)?
Did no one read the score Jef sent? It's in French, but he helpfully provided a
translati
Would someone mind reposting the original query?
I don't know how I missed it, but obviously I
did, and none of the discussion makes sense
without knowing the original context.
Thanks!
John
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John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Virginia Tech Department of Music
School of Performing Arts
On 2012-02-03 17:34, Jamin Hoffman wrote:
> I have a score where the notes seem too crunched together
> in measure where there are a lot of notes, yet there is a lot
> of unused space in measures where there aren't many notes
> (this is in the linked parts, by the way, not the score).
If the spaci
I think a key question to answer, before you worry about the notated
duration of the note, is "what is the bat hitting" (or, what is hitting
the bat)?
If the percussionist/batter is hitting a baseball into the audience, a
1/16th note is probably good, because the sound will naturally be short.
If t
Change the minimum measure width to zero, so pickup measure don't stay so wide.
In Music Spacing you can experiment with different values (tight, medium, wide)
and I know there are different options you can load as a library that will be
used when you space. I suggest note spacing exclusively fo
Hi Jamin,
There may be multiple issues at play here. If you have set the pickup measure
duration (Document Options) and applied note spacing (Selection Tool, highlight
the measures, or the whole score and press Command and the number 4), then you
must still update the layout, if Automatic Updat
Dear all -
I am using Mac Fin 2011c. What have you found is the best way to space music?
I have a score where the notes seem too crunched together in measure where
there are a lot of notes, yet there is a lot of unused space in measures where
there aren't many notes (this is in the linked p
