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| ==== Basic Description ==== | ==== Basic Description ==== | ||
| - | **JW Fit Music** distributes the music into a specific number of staff systems evenly across a region. It's a plug-in particularly suited for part layout. | + | **JW Fit Music** distributes the music evenly into a specific number of staff systems across a region. It's a plug-in particularly suited for part layout. |
| The music will be moved across systems regardless of any old system locks and the new staff systems will be locked. | The music will be moved across systems regardless of any old system locks and the new staff systems will be locked. | ||
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| * Reflow all measures across a complete page spread, until a planned page break. | * Reflow all measures across a complete page spread, until a planned page break. | ||
| * Reflow the measures in a specific section | * Reflow the measures in a specific section | ||
| - | * Split systems into more | + | * Split systems into more systems |
| - | * Merge systems into fewer | + | * Merge systems into fewer systems |
| - | * Change the start/end of systems | + | * Change the start/end measures of systems |
| ==== "Good Music Layout" ==== | ==== "Good Music Layout" ==== | ||
| In genres such as published classical music, a good music layout is dependent on multiple factors: | In genres such as published classical music, a good music layout is dependent on multiple factors: | ||
| - | - Technical factors, such as correct placement of musical symbols, no collisions and a good use of fonts. | + | - Technical factors, such as correct placement of musical symbols, no collisions and good use of fonts. |
| - Musical layout factors, such as logical placement of page turns, placement of key changes, placement of new sections of music, etc. | - Musical layout factors, such as logical placement of page turns, placement of key changes, placement of new sections of music, etc. | ||
| - The "grey level factor", which means an even distribution of measures across a page, giving the impression of an even level of grey across the page. | - The "grey level factor", which means an even distribution of measures across a page, giving the impression of an even level of grey across the page. | ||
| - | This plug-in can help both with musical layout and the grey level on the page. | + | This plug-in can help with both the musical layout and the grey level on the page. |
| ==== Basic Concept ==== | ==== Basic Concept ==== | ||
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| - To reflow the measures layout without changing the number of systems, fit with a **Relative** value of **0**. | - To reflow the measures layout without changing the number of systems, fit with a **Relative** value of **0**. | ||
| - | - For each project, decide how many lines of music (systems/staves) each page of the part should have. Remove one system from the system count if there is a title on the page. If the part has a divisi that splits into multiple staves, count all these as separate line of music on the page. | + | - For each project, decide how many lines of music (systems/staves) each page of the part should have. Remove one line of music from the counter if there is a title on the page. If the part has a divisi that splits into multiple staves, count all these as separate line of music on the page. |
| - Work from larger regions to smaller. For example, start by fitting the full 2-page spread until the page turn, then fit smaller sections (that should ideally start/end a system) on the pages. | - Work from larger regions to smaller. For example, start by fitting the full 2-page spread until the page turn, then fit smaller sections (that should ideally start/end a system) on the pages. | ||
| - If the plug-in displays an error message, it's probably caused by a system or page breaks, which might cause a too uneven layout. If that's the case, treat the region before/after the break as two separate regions. | - If the plug-in displays an error message, it's probably caused by a system or page breaks, which might cause a too uneven layout. If that's the case, treat the region before/after the break as two separate regions. | ||
| - To improve the layout of larger sections, look at the **end** of the systems. Try to avoid important information (such as a new tempo, new dynamic, time sig change, etc) in the very last cell. To resolve such situations, try to fit that end measure with the subsequent systems and reflow the measure layout. | - To improve the layout of larger sections, look at the **end** of the systems. Try to avoid important information (such as a new tempo, new dynamic, time sig change, etc) in the very last cell. To resolve such situations, try to fit that end measure with the subsequent systems and reflow the measure layout. | ||
| - After the basic measure layout has been settled, use Finale's Space System plug-in and JW Space Empty Rests plug-in for final adjustments on the page. | - After the basic measure layout has been settled, use Finale's Space System plug-in and JW Space Empty Rests plug-in for final adjustments on the page. | ||
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