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Mrs. Carl W. Schonig							Department of Music
6025 Dias Ave., #180          						Stanford University
Sacramento, Calif.							Stanford, CA. 94305
                   								September 16, 1976

Dear Mrs. Schonig,

    Thank you for your interest in my computer music printing system.  Your son may

want to read my article on the process which appeared in the Fall, 1972 issue of
 
the Journal of Music Theory.  Since the article was written,  there have been 

many improvements in the system,  making it easier and faster to use.

	I have enclosed a few examples of the output of my system.  These 

sheets were produced directly by a XEROX device which is connected to our 

computer.  The resolution is 1/200 inch.  I consider these as first proof copies, 

but the results are quite adequate for performance purposes.  The great advantage 

here is speed.  The data is  processed and printed in under 30 seconds and 

multiple copies add only the time it takes to run the paper through the machine.  

To get finer copy I produce pages on a Calcomp plotter at about 3.5 times the 

final size.  These are then reduced for standard photolithography printing.

	I am quite convinced that some process such as mine will become the norm

for music publishers.  There are a few other people working on this around

the country but as far as I can tell no one else has produced anything more

than very simple and rather primitive examples.  My system allows for great

flexibility.  Any number of different styles of clefs,  rests,  etc.  could be

used on the same page.  Also any object can appear in any size or rotation.
	
	Since this work is being done in a research environment it is not possible

to do any non-Stanford work at this time.  If this eventually becomes a commercial

project I imagine that the costs will run about .75 to $1 per single staff line of

music for copy such as I have enclosed.

 	I hope this will give some idea of my work.


					Very sincerely,



					Leland Smith
					Professor of Music