Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-27 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Calixte, > I think the question is more: “will machines be able to engrave scores that > don’t need tweaks or human correction at all.” Yes. > Maybe, but in my opinion — except if you implement something like an AI — it > will never have the difference that makes traditional engraving so lo

Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread Calixte Faure
I think the question is more: “will machines be able to engrave scores that don’t need tweaks or human correction at all.” Maybe, but in my opinion — except if you implement something like an AI — it will never have the difference that makes traditional engraving so lovely (everything is not perfec

Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread Gilles
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 23:22:54 +0200, Eyolf Østrem wrote: On 24.04.2015 (14:12), tyronicus wrote: Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > I should’ve written “I believe that nothing as beautiful/good as this > will ever be engraved by a machine” then, since basically it is my > belief. Maybe I exaggerated a li

Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread tyronicus
Eyolf Østrem wrote > A machine may draw a more geometrically perfect circle, but if I were to > hang the drawing on my wall, I'd much rather have one made by Mirò than by > a > machine. Same with notation. Music notation may be at times a graphic art, but isn't it more often a tool for communicati

Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread Eyolf Østrem
On 24.04.2015 (14:12), tyronicus wrote: > Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > > I should’ve written “I believe that nothing as beautiful/good as this > > will ever be engraved by a machine” then, since basically it is my > > belief. Maybe I exaggerated a little :-) > > And you may believe differently of cou

Re: Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread tyronicus
Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > I should’ve written “I believe that nothing as beautiful/good as this > will ever be engraved by a machine” then, since basically it is my > belief. Maybe I exaggerated a little :-) > And you may believe differently of course. My contrary belief: A machine will draw a ci

Limits of algorithmic typesetting (was: Re: mutopia's shortcomings)

2015-04-24 Thread Simon Albrecht
Am 24.04.2015 um 20:25 schrieb Larry Kent: I'm trying to decide if the last sentence (referring to the scores at the 3 links) is made in jest. It must be, right? I should’ve written “I believe that nothing as beautiful/good as this will ever be engraved by a machine” then, since basically it is