Working on a recent client project requiring engraver-quality graphic notationA system of symbols used to write down music., we found that even Adobe Illustrator couldn’t quite do what the composer intended: an accelerating vibratoOscillation of tone produce by variation in pitch, dynamics, or both gesture that got wider as it got faster.
We got to talking with ChatGPT about the problem and came up with a set of calculation-based, configurable web tools that draw the curves automatically, with rate, amplitude and other parameters configurable by slider.
We’ve now posted the tools on our partner site, DoricoTuts.com. Anyone can use them freely to design and download custom SVG graphics for use in notation software. The article also includes specific instructions for importing and using the resulting graphics in Dorico.
See the SVG tools and Dorico how-to here:
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