A little RTFM'ing is definitely in order here.
I cannot speak for M-Tx, but in PMX, meter changes require 4 numbers. There
are two permissible syntaxes, one with slashes (which is newer and more
general), e.g. m3403 or m3/4/3/4 . The first 2 numbers are the "logical"
meter numerator and denominator, and the last two determine what will be
printed. The command ought to be placed at the beginning of an input block.
Your example is not valid PMX coding and I'm sorry but I cannot explain the
error message. Normally PMX symbols that begin with a digit are interpreted
as figures (for figured bass).
--Don Simons
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guido Milanese [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 2:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Meter change?
>
> Dear all,
>
> sorry to ask such a simple question -- I'm afraid I have not
> understood the correct way to change meter in M-tx - PMX. This
> little fragment is giving me errors:
>
> c0 | e2 r2 | 3/4 b4 a b |
>
> Meter is 4/4.
> This is obviously part of a larger composition, but I noticed
> that, even isolated, this compiles correctly under M-TX but PMX
> gives an error and says: "You entered an invalid note-length
> value" at the 3rd bar, so I assume I have made a trivial mistake.
> I also tried "m34" to change rhythm but with no success.
>
> Thanks a lot!
> gm
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