Quoting David Raleigh Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wednesday 11 February 2004 14:43, Joerg Anders wrote: > > On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, David Rogers wrote: > > > So, to Joerg - I think "Swing 8ths" and "Straight 8ths" is clear > > > and easy. > > > > Thank you all! Perhaps I can implement this into the LilyPond > > exporting NoteEdit replay mechanism. Some jazz musicians said they > > were unable to play series of triplets. This were very confusing. > > > > In LilyPond I'd simply place the words "Swing 8ths" and "Straight > > 8ths" above the staff. > > That's fine, but I don't see any problem with "Jazz 8ths". You seem to > have the impression that jazz-swing 8ths are 2:1 triplets. They aren't > even close. I thought for some time that they were 3:2 quintuplets, but > when I got to actually try ratios on the computer I found that they are > more like 17:15 or 33:31. You need to consult someone who has tested > what the limits are, because I haven't, but a triplet is a triplet for > sure, not a jazz-swing 8th.
You're right that "Jazz 8ths" wording would make sense also, but he was originally just going to print "Jazz", and *that* might have left people scratching their heads. Swing is neither triplets nor straight eighths nor any other definable ratio, because the exact ratio of uneven-ness is up to the players. If you calculate that it's 17:15, that's only valid for you, on that day, in that tempo, etc. But I guess in terms of midi playback one would have to find something reasonable, as you've laid out - I don't know how midi works at all. David _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
