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MikeHalloran
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| Posted 12/10/2016 12:43 AM (GMT -6) |   | Christopher Smith said...
I would flip the tuplets. That would also remove the brackets (in my defaults for tuplets) which I am perfectly comfortable with.
In my opinion, the slur on the correct side outweighs the tuplet on the correct side. I would be interested to hear if this agrees with the authorities.
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| Posted 12/10/2016 12:48 AM (GMT -6) | | Shnootre said...
Here's a better example... what's the best choice here?
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Christopher Smith
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| Posted 12/10/2016 11:10 AM (GMT -6) | | John Ruggero said...
In a situation like this, I think it is better to discard the normal rules for stem direction:
Wow, that seems like the most radical solution to me. I would have kept the stem direction as much as possible, but flipped the tuplet to allow the slur to stay in the right direction. Mike Halloran's solution (first choice), or Vaughn's (second) would be mine. But take that as authoritatively as it is meant, which is to say, I dunno.
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MikeHalloran
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| Posted 12/10/2016 12:37 PM (GMT -6) | | "Authority" is the wrong term here. More than one person can be correct, here, right?
Unless we are in class with an instructor to correct us, we make decisions all through the process.
My opinion is based on how I, as a performer, think it's easiest to read and follow. Other times, I'll make these formatting and layout decisions based on how it will look to the conductor—especially if me.
To me, the cleanest, easiest to read solution is the best. There are standard formatting principles but, at their core, clarity is the goal. When rules conflict, as in these excellent examples, decisions must be made. You can't always let Finale do it for you.
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| Posted 12/10/2016 1:33 PM (GMT -6) | | In the first example, which I thought you were talking about, the stems all point down, but the numbers are on top.
In the case of mixed stem direction, it is of course a judgement call. But if the notes are beamed, there's less clutter leaving the numbers on the beam side, since no brackets are required.
To my eye, slurs flipped the "wrong way" are usually not egregious. I sometimes do this with notes below the staff if there are hairpins.
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BvdPress
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| Posted 12/10/2016 2:36 PM (GMT -6) | | If it were me, I might use process of elimination:
1. One could flip the stems, but I think we expect anything above the middle line to be stems down so I would not flip.
2. One could try and move the slur to above the tuplet bracket, but I think slurs need to be close to the note or as normal as possible.
3. The tuplet brackets could be flipped to underneath leaving the slur and stems up or down in place, but some might not like that solution.
4. You could even move the tuplets above the slur, but that is a bit awkward as well.
5. Or maneuver the slur the best you can around the brackets, but that might be quite difficult.
I would go with 3 as I think tuplets are probably the most flexible in terms of what a performer might see on the page.
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| Posted 12/10/2016 3:00 PM (GMT -6) | | I like John Ruggero's solution, speaking as a performer.
As an engraver, and having only one steady client, I have to do it their way. That would be the slur first, with the triplet brackets above.
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