Re: Randomness in layout

[Nathan Ho]

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:16 AM, Malte Meyn <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Am 21.08.2015 um 12:55 schrieb Malte Meyn:
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>> I think that it should be possible to redefine "(" to tweak every slur
>> with some randomness.
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> Here you go:

You can also do \relative { \override Slur.eccentricity = #(lambda
(grob) (* 0.5 (random:normal))) c'2( d) c( d) ... }

To address the OP, I have experimented with this before with wobbly
noteheads, with the motivation of creating a generative jazz font:
http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=859  It was a fun Scheme exercise,
but I never followed through with the rest of the font. I just
handwrite my lead sheets these days.

I think the best way to make an engraving look "dirtier" would be to
use LilyPond normally and apply some sort of post-processing. Perhaps
convert to raster, add noise and distortion, and autotrace.

Regards,
Nathan