Hi Jack, while working on a solution, I've missed that two experts already replied... :) Anyway, another approach would be to set the internal ("true") time signature via \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4) etc. which can be different from the "displayed" time signature set by \time. This avoids the need of \cadenzaOn.
Cheers, Klaus %---------------------------------------------------------------------- %\begin{lilypond} \version "2.18.2" \layout { \context { \Score \remove "Timing_translator" \remove "Default_bar_line_engraver" } \context { \Staff \consists "Timing_translator" \consists "Default_bar_line_engraver" } } \score { << \new Staff { \relative c'' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"a)" \time 6/8 \tempo "Tempo Giusto" \partial 8 g8 | c4 b8 d4 a8 | g4. r4 g'8 | g4 d8 g4 f8 | e4. r4 \bar "" \break c8 | g'4 a8 g4 e8 | c4. r4 e8 | d4 b8 c4 a8 | g4. r4 \bar "|" } } \addlyrics { Jó | es -- tét bar -- na | lány Mi | lö -- le te -- ge | det? | Ta -- | lán a va -- cso -- | rád Nem | i -- gen jól e -- | sett } \new Staff { \relative c'' { \time 2/4 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"b)" \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4) g8[ c8*2 d8 c8*2] | \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4) a8 g4. | \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 4/4) s4 e'8[ g8*2 d8 e8*2] | \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4) g8 e4. s4 | \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4) e8[ g8*2 a8 g8*2] | \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2/4) e8 c4. | \time 3/4 % delete if you don't want "3/4" to be displayed \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 4/4) s4 d8 d4.*2/3 \autoBeamOff a16*2 c8.*4/3 \autoBeamOn \bar "|" \time 2/4 % delete if you don't want "2/4" to be displayed \set Staff.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4) a8 g4. s4 \bar "|" } } \addlyrics { Vi -- rá -- gim, vi -- | rá -- gim | Gyö -- nyö -- rü vi -- | rá -- gim | föd -- re bo -- re | ja tok, | En -- gem si -- ras -- | sa tok } >> } %\end{lilypond} %---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Lining-up-notes-in-staves-with-different-rhythms-and-time-signatures-tp179831p179839.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user