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Rhythmic slash notation

This tool converts a sequence of notes to a rhythmic pattern (visual only) using the rhythmic slash notation.
(See attached image as an example.)
The original notes (or chords) are uninportant and will be standardized and muted.
What matters is simply their duration.
Assumes font User 1 being MusicDingsSans or MusicDingsSerif with the same size of the standard NWC2STDA.

Re: Rhythmic slash notation

Reply #1 –
Quote from: Flurmy –
This tool converts a sequence of notes to a rhythmic pattern (visual only) using the rhythmic slash notation.
(See attached image as an example.)
The original notes (or chords) are uninportant and will be standardized and muted.
What matters is simply their duration.
Assumes font User 1 being MusicDingsSans or MusicDingsSerif with the same size of the standard NWC2STDA.
I was recently watching a review of NWC on YouTube, that mentioned its lack of rhythmic slash notation. I was unfamiliar with slash notation at that time, so I looked into it a bit. I am curious whether you also saw this review, and whether it was the motivation for creating this user tool.

Of course, when I see something like this, my mind always says "I wonder how this could be done by a user object". It is possible to do something like CueHeads.ms and draw slashes on headless stems. I haven't tried out this new tool yet, but I will do so to get a feel for what it does.

Re: Rhythmic slash notation

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Mike Shawaluk –
I am curious whether you also saw this review, and whether it was the motivation for creating this user tool.
Yesssss!  :D
But there is more.
Lately I'm transcribing a lot of jazz for the orchestra and often the guitar part is written this way.
I did it by hand for a couple of scores, but then I asked myself what I was waiting to automate it.
The review was just the final push.  ;)

I think that creating a specific object for this is a sort of overkilling, but sure it will work too.
Good luck!

Re: Rhythmic slash notation

Reply #3 –
Nice.
Can I make an enhancement suggestion?

Quite often I need to enter comping marks - these are really just a slash in place of a crotchet (quarter note) rest.
Currently I place a crotchet rest, then create a text entry centred on it in the correct vertical alignment (centred in the staff), then I move the rest off the page with Global_mod.  The rest must be moved instead of being made invisible or it won't take up the necessary horizontal space.  Perhaps you could modify this tool to automate that process too (it would need to move the rest).
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Re: Rhythmic slash notation

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Lawrie Pardy –
Quite often I need to enter comping marks - these are really just a slash in place of a crotchet (quarter note) rest.
Do you mean something like in the attached image?
Of course I can make it as an enhancement, but I see it quite different, hence deserving his own tool.
I was indeed wondering if creating it or not.
Stay tuned.

Quote from: Lawrie Pardy –
then I move the rest off the page with Global_mod.  The rest must be moved instead of being made invisible or it won't take up the necessary horizontal space.  Perhaps you could modify this tool to automate that process too (it would need to move the rest).
Yuk, I forgot that trick (and I was hoping it wasn't needed anymore...)!
I don't remember which was the usual value for the offset. Perhaps the maximum allowed. Maybe 25000?