Re: How to proofread?

[Nora Widdecke]

Hi Jinsong,

I found that proofreading visually does not really work for me, I just 
overlook too many errors.

But I can recommend listening to MIDI output. I usually take single 
voices (or sometimes one voice for checking and e.g. bass for reference) 
while reading the original. Listening to all voices at once can be too 
much, especially if there's a lot going on.

Hope this works for you!

Nora

On 30.11.19 16:46, David Nalesnik wrote:
> Hi Jinsong,
>
> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 9:36 AM Jinsong Zhao <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > It's may be some off topic. After a long struggle, I have nearly done
> > the input of a sheet music. Then, I need to proofread it.
> >
> > Generally, I split the screen into left and right frames, and put the
> > score that Lilypond output and the original one into each frame, and
> > read/compare notes one by one.
> >
> > Is there any other ways you prefer to do proofread?
> >
> > Best,
> > Jinsong
>
> You could try proofreading by going through the music backwards.  That
> way you are less likely to "see what you want to see."
>
> MIDI output is also useful for proofreading.
>
> Hope this helps!
> David