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Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"
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David Kastrup |
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Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"] |
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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:58:21 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>> 3. The *single* serious argument against absolute music — that it
>> requires extra typing [of apostrophes and commas] — is essentially
>> eliminated by using an IDE like Frescobaldi: using MIDI input means
>> I avoid typing note code (including octavation symbols) almost
>> entirely, and the transposition functions let me instantaneously
>> re-octavate large sections of code if that’s ever required (which it
>> basically never is). I believe we should be encouraging users to use
>> tools like Frescobaldi — because I believe their coding lives would
>> be made easier in *so* many ways — and the “crutch” of \relative
>> means there’s less incentive to do so in the early stages of the
>> learning curve (which is exactly when habits, good or bad, tend to
>> be formed).
>
> I am a copyist, not a composer. I currently don’t have a MIDI
> keyboard. I enter everything through Emacs without a mouse for pitch,
> therefore haven’t considered tools like Frescobaldi so far.
> I have been using \relative for many years and am aware of the problems.
>
> Because of this discussion I have just started using \absolute for
> bass clef parts and I just noticed \fixed which I will start
> experimenting with. Any other suggestions for my situation as
> described above?
>
> I will consider getting a small MIDI keyboard which would probably
> lead to experimenting with Frescobaldi.
Ah, but Emacs' MIDI input mode deals better with chorded notes.
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Nested transposition, (continued)
- Re: Nested transposition, Carl Sorensen, 2021/03/13
- MIDI input [was Re: Nested transposition], Kieren MacMillan, 2021/03/13
- Re: MIDI input [was Re: Nested transposition], Ralph Palmer, 2021/03/14
- Re: MIDI input [was Re: Nested transposition], Kieren MacMillan, 2021/03/14
- Re: MIDI input [was Re: Nested transposition], Ralph Palmer, 2021/03/14
- Re: MIDI input [was Re: Nested transposition], Silvain Dupertuis, 2021/03/14
- Re: Nested transposition, David Wright, 2021/03/13
- Re: Nested transposition, David Kastrup, 2021/03/14
- why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Kieren MacMillan, 2021/03/14
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Paul Scott, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"],
David Kastrup <=
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Kieren MacMillan, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], David Kastrup, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Paul Scott, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Karlin High, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], David Kastrup, 2021/03/17
- RE: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Mogens Lemvig Hansen, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Knute Snortum, 2021/03/17
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Vaughan McAlley, 2021/03/16
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], Michael Gerdau, 2021/03/17
- Re: why Kieren is a \relative evangelist [was “Re: Nested transposition"], antlists, 2021/03/17