Rhythm notation

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vman said:
where do I find the note symbols that are used to edit the rhythms in Ruby My Dear?
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You have to use Mac editor:
(not available in Web editor nor in iReal book's song edit)

click in the staff text field - Text tab, click in text window, then EDIT menu>Special Characters.
Symbols>Miscellaneous Symbols has the quarter note (crochet), 8th note (quaver), paired 8th and paired 16th (semi-quavers). There is no single 16th.
For a half-note (minium) use the lowercase letter 'd'.
There is a bigger dot than the usual full stop (from your computer keyboard) in Misc. Symbols at the end.

You can use these symbols for any chart for yourself but we would prefer NOT having this notation in forum uploads. Eventually we hope to implement our own rhythm notation for iReal book and related software - Mac editor, Web editor and possibly Android platform as the technique described here is not very satisfactory at all.

- dflat

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Here is the original thread of Ruby:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/284/&highlight=ruby

Here is the chart we are referring to:
Ruby, My Dear (Rhythm Notation) by Thelonious Monk
 
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dflat said:
You can use these symbols for any chart for yourself but we would prefer NOT having this notation in forum uploads. Eventually we hope to implement our own rhythm notation for iReal book and related software - Mac editor, Web editor and possibly Android platform as the technique described here is not very satisfactory at all.
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Hi,

I found this version of Ruby My Dear and I like the additional rhythm notation. Because I expected not to be first in this forum who wants to use it, I searched for a thread about this and I found it.

The method used was not recommended but will there a rhythm notation feature coming up for iRealBook ?
I think it will be very much appreciated because it is very useful for comping. Thanks in advance !
 
I have been using these symbols ♪♩ v ♫ ♬ ♪‿ ��♩. ♪♩♪ ♩ ♫‿ which worked fine until I upgraded to Yosemite on my Mac. Now I can read them on charts I made before the upgrade, but cannot edit them, and cannot use them in new charts I create. Any suggestions?

When will the rhythm notation for iReal book be implemented?
 
It would be great to be able to include rhythm notation in the text field to show accents etc. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half and whole notes, and their rests. And groups of eighth and sixteenth notes beamed together.

This would be handy for charts for live musicians to read, even if the Player was not able to read them.
 
Sharon said:
...worked fine until I upgraded to Yosemite on my Mac....
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It has nothing to do with Yosemite. Many symbols were disabled on the current versions of iRP because they might interfere with the file code. I, too, would like the ability to use these and other symbols restored.
 
Luis Moreno has posted this useful chart featuring some basic rhythm notation symbols that can be copied and pasted as comments in any charts. There's lot of missing symbols though, but that's a good start and that can help to write some simple rhythms. Here's the chart:
(It works fine on Android. I don't know about iOS)
Aaa Useful Signs (Gig) (A) - Luis Moreno
 
Sharon said:
It would be great to be able to include rhythm notation in the text field to show accents etc. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half and whole notes, and their rests. And groups of eighth and sixteenth notes beamed together.

This would be handy for charts for live musicians to read, even if the Player was not able to read them.
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That would be amazing!
 
Adding rhythm notation to a chart

Is it possible to add rhythm notation to sections of a chart?
I'm wracking my brain trying to find a way to do it on the text line with ASCII characters, but I can't figure out how to make certain symbols like ties or eighth slashes.

Thanks,
Jonathan
 
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Deciding on a set of symbols is the easiest part. The hard part is to develop a way so that the symbols can be correctly placed over the bars and retain their positions regardless of platform, fonts and sizes.
 
Any update on this? I can no longer get the "EDIT menu>Special Characters" technique to work at all, and if I copy symbols from Luis Moreno's chart, they won't paste into mine.

Is there a way of indicating a chord falling on an offbeat? This would be handy for charts for live musicians to read, even if the Player was not able to read them.
 
I don't have trouble copying rhythm symbols.
I use a Unicode character map app to select and copy the ones I need.
The only problem with this is that it's only possible to use simple rhythms (quarter notes, eighth notes). And also, it might not display the same way on different OS or OS version.
So yes, a standard system to display rhythm would be great!
 
From a visitor message by ketges:
Hi Cyrille,
I came across your chart for Liberated Brother. I am very interested in the rhythmic hits you included in the chart. It looks like it's some kind of font? What device did you create the chart on, and how would I go about getting that rhythmic notation font?
Thank you very much!
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Please ask questions on the forums where answrts will help everyone.
:))BOB
 
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Notation fonts for rhythm and staff lines for pdf printing

I filled out the survey... and liked a couple of options there. Not sure if that is still being monitored.

Main concerns; Some sort of notation font — if only to indicate, hits, accents etc would be great.

Also thought the option to print/pdf versions with blank staff lines with the chords written above like a lead sheet/fakebook would be super handy. Mostly for original tunes I’m writing.

If the staff lines could work with the note font that would be an “Epic” bonus. IMO There are zero good options for writing notation on mobile devices right now... I feel like if anybody could do it right iReal could. Keep it simple and intuitive as you do... and I’d imagine it could really broaden the market for the app. But anything at this point would be a big step up.
 
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Is there any update on this? When will Ireal implement it's own rhythm notation? Even if it's for musicians but not played by the Player?
 
I just spent the last while trying to copy and paste rhythm markings from older charts but it seems it is not possible. The addition of this feature would be a huge step forward for making good charts for gigs. The chords alone don't really help the drummer / rhythm sec. know what to do! Please make this happen (even if not supported by playback) Thanks; Love the app :)
 
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