Hey David thanks for the hard work there
I'm resigned that the 'untimed' music has to be in the time of 'something' so your suggestions are very useful I used to do this kind of thing with NoteWriter - remember that? Damian On 27 Mar 2011, at 20:35, madMuze wrote: > > Glad that project is not on my desk! However, having little to do while we > patiently salivate for version 2.14: > > http://old.nabble.com/file/p31251873/test.png test.png > \version "2.12.2" > % because of the timing abuse, bars happen everywhere, > % so here is a handy way to insert only as needed. > barSt = #(define-music-function (parser location bType) (string?) > #{ > \once \set Timing.whichBar = $bType > #} > ) > pitchTop = \relative c' { \clef bass \key c \major > \time 3/8 \partial 8 <cs, as'>8 \barSt "|" > \time 5/16 ds8[ gs b16] \barSt "|" > r16 < b c>8[ < b c>8] \barSt "|" > \time 6/16 r16 b[( gs-.]) r ds8 \barSt "|" > \time 3/8 << { \voiceOne as'8 <as d>8 } > \new Voice { \voiceTwo cs,8 <cs as'>4 } >> \barSt "||" > } > pitchBottom = \relative c' { \clef treble \key c \major \override Voice.Stem > #'stencil = ##f > % 48 thirty-second notes on this line, grouped as 17+2+21+8 > \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 52) > \times 17/96 { b4 as cs d ds fs f e g gs a c } b4*1/4 > \once \override Staff.BarLine #'Y-offset = #3 % adjust for staff > separation > \once \override Staff.BarLine #'bar-size = #10 % adjust for staff > separation > \once \override Score.BarLine #'extra-offset = #'(-1 . 0) \barSt > "dashed" > \newSpacingSection \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = > #(ly:make-moment 1 26) > \times 21/96 { b4 c a gs g e f fs ds d cs as } b4 > } > \score { > << > \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t > \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t > \set Score.defaultBarType = "" > \override Score.TupletBracket #'stencil = ##f > \override Score.TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f > \new Staff { > \new Voice { \pitchTop } > } > \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } { > \new Voice { \pitchBottom } > } > >> > \layout { > \context { \Score \remove Timing_translator } > \context { \Staff \consists Timing_translator } > } > } > > Too much trial-and-error tweaking, perhaps (especially for that one needy > barline), and the music line spacing is distorted, and I've no idea if the > other staves would make this house of cards collapse. Other than that, it's > simply splendid. > > Your hope of rhythmically decoupling some staves in a system is obviously > better, but I'm not sure LilyPond has a way of understanding what that > means. And, they're not entirely decoupled; the analysis information relates > spatially to the music. So, yes, setting multiple scores with parallel line > breaks, then explicitly stating staff positions (notation reference 4.4.3) > is perhaps easier. For that, I use: > vPlan = #(define-music-function (parser location sysOff stfOffs) (number? > list?) > #{ > \overrideProperty #"Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn" > #'line-break-system-details > #(list (cons 'Y-offset $sysOff) (cons > 'alignment-offsets $stfOffs)) > #} > ) > with > \vPlan #16 #'(0 -10 -20 -30) > for instance, at the start of each system, usually in a separate layout > voice with breaks and marks info. Positive numbers in the list move a staff > above the reference staff. You might consider using draw-line in a markup > for the system delimiters (can they really not be lengthened?). > > It seems like such a simple question; I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing > an obvious solution… > d > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/timing-false-in-one-staff-only--tp31246377p31251873.html > Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user