Nice, Knute, thanks, that gives me what I wanted. I had had something similar in mind, but wasn’t able to carry it out.
Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email. On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 at 20:36, Knute Snortum <ksnor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 10:43 AM Ole V. Villumsen > <ole.villum...@protonmail.ch> wrote: > >> Just like in a piano staff we can have centred dynamics between the two >> staves, can Lilypond also centre the number of bars a multi-measure rest >> lasts? > > This is how I would do it: > > %%%\version "2.24.3" > > musicOne = { > \clef bass > \key f \major > \time 3/8 > \partial 8 > \omit MultiMeasureRestNumber > r8 | R4.*7 | > } > > musicTwo = { > \clef bass > \key f \major > \time 3/8 > \partial 8 > r8 | \offset MultiMeasureRestNumber.Y-offset 1 R4.*7 | > } > > \new PianoStaff << > \new Staff \compressMMRests \musicOne > \new Staff \compressMMRests \musicTwo >>> > %%% > > The key points are omitting the multi measure rest number in the right hand > and moving the number up in the left. > > -- > Knute Snortum
