Hi Kieren,
Thanks a lot for your feedback! It didn't help me understand the automatic
behavior of Lilypond, but it did help a lot to fix it anyway and have exactly
the output I wanted, thanks again!
I also added an example with both alternative beginning and ending, and one
with the same, but also a nested alternative block. Here is the full thing in
case it can be useful to anyone:
```ly
\version "2.24.3"
\header {
title = "Alternative"
subtitle = "Examples"
composer = "nedsi"
tagline = #f
}
#(define custom-notes '(
(bassdrum default #f -3)
(acousticbassdrum default #f -6)
(pedalhihat cross #f -5)
(closedhihat xcircle #f -5)
(snare default #f 1)
(sidestick cross #f 1)
(hightom default #f 3)
(lowtom default #f 2)
(highfloortom default #f -1)
(lowfloortom default #f -2)
(hihat cross #f 5)
(openhihat xcircle #f 5)
(ridecymbal cross #f 6)
(ridebell harmonic-black #f 6)
(crashcymbal cross #f 7)
(chinesecymbal xcircle #f 8)
(cowbell harmonic-black #f 4)
))
\layout {
ragged-right = ##f
\set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table custom-notes)
}
% Custom markup to create vertical space after header
\markup {
\vspace #2
}
\score {
<<
\new DrumStaff {
<<
\new DrumVoice = "hands" {
\numericTimeSignature
\voiceOne
\bar ".|:-|"
<>_\markup \bold "3×"
\repeat volta 3 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1 { cymc8 }
\volta 2,3 { hho8 }
}
[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho] hho[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho]
}
}
\drummode {
hho8[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho]
hho8[ hho] <hho sn>16 tomh32 tomh sn16 sn
}
\bar "|."
}
\new DrumVoice = "feet" {
\voiceTwo
\repeat volta 3 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1 { bd8 }
\volta 2,3 { bd8 }
}
[ bd] s16 bd8 s16 bd8[ bd] s16 bd8 s16
}
}
\drummode {
bd8[ bd] s16 bd8 s16 bd8[ bd] s4
}
}
>>
}
>>
}
\score {
<<
\new DrumStaff {
<<
\new DrumVoice = "hands" {
\numericTimeSignature
\voiceOne
\bar ".|:-|"
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1 { cymc8 }
\volta 2,3,4 { hho8 }
}
[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho] hho[ hho]
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,3 { <hho sn>[ hho] }
\volta 4 { <hho sn>16 tomh32 tomh sn16 sn }
}
}
}
\bar "|."
}
\new DrumVoice = "feet" {
\voiceTwo
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1 { bd8 }
\volta 2,3,4 { bd8 }
}
[ bd] s16 bd8 s16 bd8[ bd]
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,3 { s16 bd8 s16 }
\volta 4 { s4 }
}
}
}
}
>>
}
>>
}
\score {
<<
\new DrumStaff {
<<
\new DrumVoice = "hands" {
\time 12/8
\voiceOne
\bar ".|:-|"
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,4 { cymc8 sn16 s8 s16 sn8[ s sn]
\alternative {
\volta 1 { sn16[ tomh tomh sn toml toml] sn32[ sn sn sn
sn16 tomh tomh toml] }
\volta 2 { tomh16[ sn sn toml toml toml] sn[ sn toml tomfh
tomfh tomfh] }
\volta 4 { sn16[ tomh sn sn tomh tomh] sn[ sn toml tomfh
tomfh tomfh] }
}
}
\volta 3 { cymc16 tomh tomh tomh toml toml sn sn toml toml
tomfh tomfh
cymc toml \repeat unfold 4 { tomh } sn sn toml toml
tomfh tomfh
}
}
}
}
\bar ":|."
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
cymc8 hho16 sn hho8 <hho sn> hho16 sn hho8
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,3 { cymc8 hho16 sn hho8 <hho sn>[ hho8 <hho sn>] }
\volta 4 { cymc8[ sn16 sn hho] s <hho sn>8[ sn16 toml toml
toml] }
}
}
}
\bar "|."
}
\new DrumVoice = "feet" {
\voiceTwo
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,4 { bd8 s16 bd8 bd16 s8 bd4 }
\alternative {
\volta 1 { bd s s }
\volta 2 { bd s s }
\volta 4 { bd s s }
}
\volta 3 { \repeat unfold 4 { bd4 s8 } }
}
}
}
\repeat volta 4 {
\drummode {
bd4 s16 bd4 s16 bd8
\alternative {
\volta 1,2,3 { bd[ s bd] s8 bd4 }
\volta 4 { bd4 s16 bd4 s16 }
}
}
}
}
>>
}
>>
}
```
Thanks again for your help!
Cheers,
nedsi
On Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at 02:02, Kieren MacMillan
<kie...@kierenmacmillan.info> wrote:
>
>
> Hi again,
>
> > _\markup \bold "3×"
>
>
> Does this not throw an error for you…?
>
> In any case, I think this may be what you’re looking for:
>
> %%% SNIPPET BEGINS
> \version "2.24.3"
>
> \layout {
> ragged-right = ##f
> }
>
> #(define custom-notes '(
> (bassdrum default #f -3)
> (acousticbassdrum default #f -6)
> (pedalhihat cross #f -5)
> (closedhihat xcircle #f -5)
> (snare default #f 1)
> (sidestick cross #f 1)
> (hightom default #f 3)
> (lowtom default #f 2)
> (highfloortom default #f -1)
> (lowfloortom default #f -2)
> (hihat cross #f 5)
> (openhihat xcircle #f 5)
> (ridecymbal cross #f 6)
> (ridebell harmonic-black #f 6)
> (crashcymbal cross #f 7)
> (chinesecymbal xcircle #f 8)
> (cowbell harmonic-black #f 4)
> ))
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new DrumStaff {
> \set DrumStaff.instrumentName = #"TEST-ALT"
> \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table custom-notes)
>
> <<
> \new DrumVoice = "hands" {
> \numericTimeSignature
> \voiceOne
> \bar ".|:-|"
> <>_\markup \bold "3×"
>
> \repeat volta 3 {
> \drummode {
> \alternative {
> \volta 1 { cymc8 }
> \volta 2,3 { hho8 }
> }
> [ hho] <hho sn>[ hho] hho[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho]
>
> }
> }
> \drummode {
> hho8[ hho] <hho sn>[ hho]
>
> hho8[ hho] <hho sn>16 tomh32 tomh sn16 sn
>
> }
> \bar "|."
> }
> \new DrumVoice = "feet" {
> \voiceTwo
> \repeat volta 3 {
> \drummode {
> \alternative {
> \volta 1 { bd8 }
> \volta 2,3 { bd8 }
> }
> [ bd] s16 bd8 s16 bd8[ bd] s16 bd8 s16
> }
> }
> \drummode {
> bd8[ bd] s16 bd8 s16 bd8[ bd] s4
> }
> }
> >>
>
> }
>
> }
> %%% SNIPPET ENDS
>
> Note that I’ve set ragged-right = ##f so the system fills the whole width,
> and used an empty chord <> to anchor the "3x" markup.
>
>
> Hope that helps!
> Kieren.
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