Re: Confused about asterisk notation

2009-05-26 Thread Carl D. Sorensen
On 5/26/09 7:33 AM, "David Bobroff" wrote: > Brandon Olivares wrote: >> Hi, >>> One of the tracks starts with this: >> >> s16*259 16 16 16 s16 16 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 diff

Re: Confused about asterisk notation

2009-05-26 Thread David Bobroff
Brandon Olivares wrote: Hi, I converted a midi to lilypond format, and am trying to make my way through the notation. One of the tracks starts with this: s16*259 16 16 16 s16 16 16 I get that s16, I think, is pretty much equivalent to a 16th rest for that voice? But what's s16*259? Is that a

Confused about asterisk notation

2009-05-26 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I converted a midi to lilypond format, and am trying to make my way through the notation. One of the tracks starts with this: s16*259 16 16 16 s16 16 16 I get that s16, I think, is pretty much equivalent to a 16th rest for that voice? But what's s16*259? Is that a ridiculously short rest, o