Thanks, David. I think I finally found the answer in the manual (see attached screenshot).
\set Timing.beamHalfMeasure = ##f It seems to work. Thanks for putting up with my hysteria :-) Ken On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 5:57 PM David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 17:26:26 (-0800), Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > > Hi David; > > > > You have: > > > > #'() % beamExceptions > > \overrideTimeSignatureSettings > > 3/4 % timeSignatureFraction > > 1/8 % baseMomentFraction > > *2,2,2 % beatStructure* > > > > Would the following modification work? > > > > #'() % beamExceptions > > \overrideTimeSignatureSettings > > 3/4 % timeSignatureFraction > > 1/8 % baseMomentFraction > > *3,1,2 % beatStructure* > > No, you shouldn't need to change it. The dotted-qtr looks after itself > as it has no beam. 2,2,2 makes sure that the grouping is never more > beamed than this pattern: | ●-● ●-● ●-● | so a beam never crosses > the beat. Only 1/8 notes and shorter are affected; longer notes aren't > affected. > > Not being clever, I just write a five-line stanza for 2/2 3/2 4/2 and > 3/4 4/4 5/4 6/4 7/4 8/4. If I were to set a piece in 9/4, I'd add > another stanza with 9/4 and nine 2s. > > #'() % beamExceptions > \overrideTimeSignatureSettings > 7/4 % timeSignatureFraction ← 7 qtr notes in measure > 1/8 % baseMomentFraction ← working in 1/8 notes > 2,2,2,2,2,2,2 % beatStructure ← 7 pairs of 1/8 notes, so seven 2s. > > Cheers, > David. >
