As much as I think that old scores must be used as source of inspiration
for balance, aesthetics,
etc., I think that reproducing their defects for the sake of
old-fashioned look would be odd.
Softening corners is ok. But imperfections are not warm. They are just
that: imperfections.
Darius.
Leo Trottier wrote:
Apologies if this has already been debated/discussed extensively, but ...
.. in my experience with (beautiful) Barenreiter editions a quality that I feel
most striking is the 'old-fashioned' look -- there are seldom razor sharp
staff-lines (as tend to be produced by laser printers). Instead, it seems,
minute variations ('imperfections') in print add a warmth ... and it's this
warmth that I feel is most lacking in lilypond output.
Wouldn't it be fairly easy add an 'soft/irregular edge' command to the
typesetting system?
Best,
Leo
PS I don't request this as a feature that I want personally so much as I think
it would be one that could greatly enrich the (already superb) feel of lilypond
output.
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