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Post by dankreider » Tue May 04, 2021 2:39 pm

I'm happy to announce MusAnalysis is now available on Notation Central! MusAnalysis is a text font that allows you to type Roman numeral and functional analysis into the score. It uses glyphs from Academico and Bravura and is designed to be legible at small point sizes. It works in Dorico, Finale, Sibelius, Musescore... as well as Word, Libre Office, and any program that supports OpenType features (ligatures, kerning, and contextual alternates).

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You can type in all the standard Roman numerals:

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...as well as a variety of lines and such.

Below is a brief overview video. MusAnalysis is ready for release, but I do plan to continue refining it, so I welcome your feedback. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBF5bJUPLK4
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Post by dankreider » Tue May 04, 2021 3:39 pm

Oops... there's a little error in the script (I think), so at the moment it doesn't work in Finale. I'm working on fixing that.
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Post by michelp » Tue May 04, 2021 4:00 pm

The link to Notation Central is actually https://www.notationcentral.com/product/musanalysis/.
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Post by dankreider » Tue May 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Ok, it seems it works in Finale on Mac, but not on Windows...
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Post by motet » Tue May 04, 2021 7:04 pm

Maybe the same problem as with the multimeasure rest (failure to do ligatures?).

These things are so cool, Dan! I hope you try to market them to the makers of Finale, Sibelius, etc., for inclusion in their product.

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Post by dankreider » Tue May 04, 2021 7:08 pm

Thanks! Yes, I believe that's correct. Finale is unfortunately the picky one here: Dorico, Sibelius, and MuseScore all recognize the ligatures successfully.

I'll post an update here when it's fixed.
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Post by wessmusic » Sun May 09, 2021 5:29 pm

Dear Dan,

your font is perfectly working on Mac (I tested it with Finale 26, iWork Pages, InDesign and Illustrator (OS Mojave)).
This is the first specialized multipurpose text font, created with extraordinary attention to details which utilizes two important font features — namely ligas and contextual alternates.
It's a master piece and I believe the font will satisfy the teachers, students and colleagues within their activities.
Just to put in one word — fantastic!

Best regards,
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Post by dankreider » Sun May 09, 2021 10:31 pm

wessmusic wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 5:29 pm
Dear Dan,

your font is perfectly working on Mac (I tested it with Finale 26, iWork Pages, InDesign and Illustrator (OS Mojave)).
This is the first specialized multipurpose text font, created with extraordinary attention to details which utilizes two important font features — namely ligas and contextual alternates.
It's a master piece and I believe the font will satisfy the teachers, students and colleagues within their activities.
Just to put in one word — fantastic!

Best regards,
Wess
Thanks Wess! Getting ready to roll out a big update tomorrow. 8)
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Post by dankreider » Mon May 10, 2021 5:30 pm

Just a quick note to say that MusAnalysis has been updated on Notation Central. I’ve added a ton of things (that “.1” is a big number), and there’s comprehensive documentation now.

Please let me know what feedback you have and I’ll continue making improvements.
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