As David writes, the syntax is correct in writing as you do, but the
result is quite different from what you intend. Test with a simple
example, and you will find out. You will see that time has been
multiplied, but not the note or rest itself. The only exception is the
R1, the multi-measure rest.
However LilyPond offers the possibility to repeat a previous cord with
the letter q, NR 1.5.1. You can also change the time on it, but the
pitch(es) is/are kept.
If you are using Frescobaldi, you also has the possibility of C-; (ctrl
+ semicolon) which repeats the last note or chord. It does not write out
the time, but this is nevertheless conserved à la Lilypond.
/Kaj
Den 2016-06-14 19:01, skrev David Kastrup:
David Sumbler <[email protected]> writes:
Is there a quick way to write repeated notes?
I know that I can write
\repeat unfold 8 { bf8 }
instead of
bf8 bf bf bf bf bf bf bf
But is there a simpler way? Perhaps something along the lines of
bf8*8
(which, as it stands, doesn't work, of course).
It does work, but you probably don't like its result. At any rate, I
like
bf8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
better. Particularly useful for percussion, but generally useful for
rhythmical patterns on the same pitch/chord. It doesn't save all that
much typing but the result tends to be clearer to read when leaving off
the pitches rather than the lengths.
I think it's 2.19 stuff, though.
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