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by Dave Keenan
Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:15 pm
Forum: Equal Division notations
Topic: Limma fraction and apotome fraction accidentals
Replies: 15
Views: 18048

Re: Limma fraction and apotome fraction accidentals

[This was originally posted in the Microtonal Music and Theory facebook group in response to Cryptic Ruse's post (I can't type or pronounce the name he goes by now). It is preserved here at the request of Joe Monzo. Thanks Joe.] Congratulations on finishing the draft. It may well lead to improvement...
by Dave Keenan
Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:16 am
Forum: Just Intonation notations
Topic: 13-limit JI
Replies: 52
Views: 61730

Re: 13-limit JI

But you are now talking about a notation system for 224edo aren't you? Of course such a system, and indeed a much smaller one, is fine for playback. Some EDO will be used in a playback engine, anyway - 1200EDO is common in hardware synths. But by JI notations I always refer to a one-symbol-per-prim...
by Dave Keenan
Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:21 pm
Forum: Just Intonation notations
Topic: 13-limit JI
Replies: 52
Views: 61730

Re: 13-limit JI

While it's true that we won't need a separate symbol for each combination in the font itself, ... This is the most important difference, as it is the difference between JI notations being possible rather than impossible (with SMuFL compliant fonts). ... we'll still need to build a potentially ever-...
by Dave Keenan
Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:29 am
Forum: Comparison with other notation systems
Topic: How should naturals be used with Sagittal?
Replies: 3
Views: 7510

Re: How should naturals be used with Sagittal?

It seems that existing practice when changing between single and double flats would be more relevant than single and double sharps as a double sharp is still a single symbol while a double-flat can be seen as composed of two symbols which might be independently cancelled or added. George, does Profe...
by Dave Keenan
Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:28 am
Forum: Comparison with other notation systems
Topic: How should naturals be used with Sagittal?
Replies: 3
Views: 7510

How should naturals be used with Sagittal?

Hi George, Do we have a policy on the use of naturals with Sagittals, and if so, what is it and why? Is it different for pure vs mixed? Is it affected by whether there are Sagittals in the key signature? Are Sagittals treated differently from conventional sharps and flats? What about pure Sagittal s...
by Dave Keenan
Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:52 am
Forum: Glyph design and Handwriting
Topic: [WIP] My Sagittal Font
Replies: 6
Views: 10492

Re: [WIP] My Sagittal Font

Have you seen Thomas Richter's Sagittals in http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/extra/ekmelily.htm ? He only has a small subset and so does not include any concave or wavy flags, but I note that his "straight" flags :/|: are actually slightly concave. This makes them more distinct from the con...
by Dave Keenan
Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:20 am
Forum: Glyph design and Handwriting
Topic: [WIP] My Sagittal Font
Replies: 6
Views: 10492

Re: [WIP] My Sagittal Font

Thanks Fluffeh. I agree with most of what you say. To answer your questions: While it's true that those parts of quavers are called flags (I'd call those wavy and straight from left to right), I was using the term to refer to the half-arrowheads on the Sagittal symbols. George and I adopted the term...
by Dave Keenan
Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:29 pm
Forum: Glyph design and Handwriting
Topic: [WIP] My Sagittal Font
Replies: 6
Views: 10492

Re: [WIP] My Sagittal Font

Another possible source of inspiration for distinction between sagittal glyphs is the heraldic description of the symbols based on the Sagittal mythology (much of which has not yet been written). You can see these descriptions in the rightmost column of this document. http://sagittal.org/Sagittal2_c...
by Dave Keenan
Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: Glyph design and Handwriting
Topic: [WIP] My Sagittal Font
Replies: 6
Views: 10492

Re: [WIP] My Sagittal Font

Hi Fluffeh. Welcome. One problem with Sagittal glyphs is the need to make four shapes which all have to be some kind of arrow-head or directional "flag" and yet have to be very distinct from each other. Another problem is the propensity of many humans to confuse left-right reversals of the...
by Dave Keenan
Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:36 am
Forum: Administrative, forum or website issues
Topic: George's "Coming on Clouds" piece
Replies: 5
Views: 8189

Re: George's "Coming on Clouds" piece

I suspect you just need to force your browser to reload the Sagittal home page.

But just in case, here's a direct link to the mp3 file: http://sagittal.org/Clouds-29HTT4.mp3