Re: "Squished" tie between 2 notes

[William Rehwinkel via LilyPond user discussion]

Dear George,




\context {
      \Voice
      \override Tie.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
      \override Tie.minimum-length = #4
      \override Tie.minimum-length-after-break = #4
}



Let me know if this works for you.
-William

On 2/11/24 12:30, George wrote:

I put the following in a style-sheet which I import into every lilypond file: It shouldn't have any impact except that it will extend some of these squished ties.

At the moment I am having an issue with a tie from the alto part where it is automatically "squished" by Lillypond. I didn't find an answer anywhere else on how to create some space between or make the tie somewhat noticeable. Also using the command/\shape/ on the tie was not the right choice this time (which I successfully used on some colliding ties somewhere else in the piece).

This is how it looks in the original source:
tie.png

bar 78 lily.png

_____________
\version "2.24.3"


global = { \time 4/4 \key a \minor }


soprano = \relative d'' {
   \voiceOne
d8 c16 b d c b a b2~ |
8 gis a4~ 16 b c8~ 16 a fis! b |
a gis fis e a8 a~ 16 gis a fis gis8.^\trill a16

}

alto = \relative e' {
   \voiceTwo

e4 a2 gis8. b16 |
e,4~ 8 dis16 e fis8  r16 fis~  8 8|
e4~ 16 e fis! dis e2 |

}


tenor = \relative g {
   \voiceOne
r8 gis a c f, d' b d~|
8 b c4~ 8 r8  a b |
c2 b |

}

bass = \relative c, {
   \voiceTwo

c8 r r f' d16 e f8~ 16 d b d |
c d e8~ 16 c a c dis,4 r8 dis' |
e1 |
}

\score {
   \new PianoStaff <<

     \new Staff = "up" <<
       \global
       \clef "treble"
       \new Voice = "soprano" { \soprano }
       \new Voice = "alto" { \alto }
     >>

     \new Staff = "down" <<
       \global
       \clef "bass"
       \new Voice = "tenor" { \tenor }
       \new Voice = "bass" { \bass }
     >>

   >>

   \layout {
     \context {
       \Score

     }
   }
}

I would really appreciate your help.

Best,
George

and this is how Lilypond engraved it (notice the tie became a very little dot): Here is the relevant part of my code (I include one measure before and one after to preserve the layout) :       \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/8 )

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William Rehwinkel - Oberlin College and Conservatory '24

will...@williamrehwinkel.net

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