HemeolaMan -> RE: Alegrias in E realbook (Jan. 7 2008 16:01:14)
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pardon me while i vent my frustration here. i realize you probably just joined this conversation and it looks like it is your first post. doubtless this is hardly the way to welcome you, but i think your question merits a little consideration....which i have already posted about. okay, read man. that scroll bar? use it, scroll up quote:
RE: Alegrias in E realbook (in reply to HemeolaMan) There are reasons I chose to do this in Gp5 firstly, It's universal. If you don't have gp4 or 5, its easily attainable... in a less than legal way, but simple nontheless. gp5 exports pdf's and gp4's making it more versatile than any of the other software. it takes less time entering tab than sibelius or finale not everyone has sibelius or finale and most importantly, If i post a section or a piece, and it is incorrect, people can easily make changes and submit it!!! lets look at that again: I am uploading gp5's and 4's because it is a program that is not only widely available and used by almost everyone IT IS ALSO EDITABLE why is that important: my credentials are lacking. I am a flamenco acolyte. it is easier for someone to contribute something and they are more willing if all they have to do is edit a few bars and click upload. it is a familiar program to almost everyone and most people are comfortable using it sibelius and finale dont read gp5 and only are available to very few. ptab doesnt read gp but gp reads ptabs. gp5 talks well with sibelius, it exports actually usable musicxml files which i can pop into sibelius 4 with minimal editing and make a finished published copy worthy of an engravers approval. the problem with pdfs....... sometimes they too damn big. some people have 56k, pdfs take a while on a slomodem. gps take like 2 seconds plus, then i'd have to make sure everyone's acrobat can read my file by EMBEDDING ALL THE FONTS IN POST SCRIPTS so someyoungguy from thailand can read it with his version of reader which doesn't have true type fonts gp5 is pretty much not region specific in its distribution, it just comes with different languages already available. = no need to embed plus if i upload a pdf, i have to go back in and re edit any changes someone submits in gp from what will probably be a text description IN CONCLUSION: I chose gp because its faster, easier, more universal, and plays back sound so you don't need a guitar to see if the score is correct. sorry if that seemed harsh. it was. on a brighter note, welcome to the foro!!! if you'd like to contribute something, or perhaps discuss this more thoroughly on a person to person basis, please pm me or email me and i'd be happy to talk =)
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