On 5/26/09 7:33 AM, "David Bobroff" <bobr...@centrum.is> wrote:
> Brandon Olivares wrote:
>> Hi,
>>> One of the tracks starts with this:
>>
>> s16*259 <a' b >16 <e' d >16 <a, b >16 s16 <a b >16 <e' d >16
>>
>
> The "*" is a multiplication sign. "s16*259" means "skip (i.e. invisible
> rest) a 16th note 259 times.
I'd actually say it a bit different.
s16*259 means create an invisible 16th note rest, with a duration of 259
16th notes.
To my way of thinking, to skip a 16th note 259 times you'd do
\repeat unfold 259 {s16}
It probably doesn't make any difference for a skip, since it produces not
output. But if you replace "s" with "r", the first construct will produce
one 16th rest, and and second will produce 259 of them.
HTH,
Carl
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