Ok. Sorry I just gave you guys the snippets of the code that I thought were
relevant but I think I figured out what the problem was. Thanks.
On Mar 6, 2013, at 11:14 AM, James Worlton wrote:
> (Blast. Forgot the "Reply all")
>
> Hello Katie,
>
> Your example code does not compile, there are several errors and omissions.
> The best way to get help from the list is to provide code that is not missing
> obvious things such as closing braces for each variable (one of the problems
> with your code). Also, always specify the version of Lilypond that you are
> using, since syntax etc. changes between versions.
>
> Also, \scaleDurations needs to be followed by a musical statement. Please see
> my code example for an example that works how I think you want it to.
>
> \version "2.16.1"
> melody =
> \relative c' {
> \clef treble
> \key g \major
> \time 12/8
> c4. c c c
> }
>
> upper =
> \relative c' {
> \clef treble
> \key g \major
> \time 12/8
> \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 4/4
> \scaleDurations 3/2 {
> c4 c c c
> }
> }
>
> lower =
> \relative c {
> \clef bass
> \key g \major
> \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 4/4
> \scaleDurations 3/2 {
> c4 c c c
> }
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff \melody
> \new Staff \upper
> \new Staff \lower
> >>
> }
>
> James Worlton
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Katie Ganem <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to input a piece that has the vocal line in 12/8 but the
> accompaniment in 4/4 with the bars matching up. I found this page in the
> manual that told me how to do this:
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/displaying-rhythms#index-time-signature_002c-compound
>
> However, it doesn't seem to be working. I hope someone can enlighten me on
> what I'm doing wrong.
>
> melody =
> \relative c' {
> \clef treble
> \key g \major
> \time 12/8
>
> upper =
> \relative c' {
> \clef treble
> \key g \major
> \time 12/8
> \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 4/4
> \scaleDurations 3/2
>
> lower =
> \relative c {
> \clef bass
> \key g \major
> \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = 4/4
> \scaleDurations 3/2
>
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
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