I'm using lilypond 2.12.2 to transcribe a drum solo piece with several
nine-note snare drum rolls:
nineroll = \drummode { sn4:32^~ sn }But to help beginning drummers (like me), the original sheet music puts a small "9" just above the center of the tie.* In lilypond, it doesn't have to be a tie--a slur or phrasing slur would also do the trick visually. I found a 2004 post about percussion where someone requested this ability, but nothing else related. I've tried hand-aligning markup and also using TextSpanners. I think the snippet "Center Text Below Hairpin Dynamics" might show the right approach, but my Scheme skills aren't yet good enough to modify it to draw text above a tie. Any ideas? * (Yes, in a closed or "buzz" roll, the actual number of snare hits isn't set in stone. But most of us will get two bounces per wrist stroke plus a final single stroke, so 9 is still good guidance.) _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
