Hi,

I have always used the following syntax to write triplets:

\tuplet 3/2 {a8 b c)

But when I import MusicXML files, tuplets are most often rendered as:

\once \omit TupletBracket
  \times 2/3  { a8 b8 c8}
  }

The most surprising is that the tuple bracket isn't omitted, and removing
"\once \omit TupletBracket" doesn't change anything.

On the other hand, I also found:

a8*2/3  b8*2/3  c8*2/3

which produces a triplet with no bracket.

Here is an example showing the four ways:

\version "2.22.0"

\score {
  \new Staff {
    \relative c' {
      \time 4/4
      \key c \major
      a4 b \tuplet 3/2 {c d e} | f g a b \break
      a,4 b \times 2/3 {c d e} | f g a b \break
      \once \omit TupletBracket
      a,4 b \times 2/3 {c d e} | f g a b \break
      a,4 b c4*2/3  d4*2/3  e4*2/3 | f4 g a b
    }
  }
  \layout {}
}

What is the recommended method to get triplets with and without brackets?
And what is the purpose of other methods?

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