Barry Gold wrote:
>
> I originally set this piece with "normal" ties and slurs, and of course
> it printed with dashes to extend the syllables over the tied notes. I
> don't like that, so I decided to use the (( and )) symbols instead and
> create null syllables {} to put under the second and succeeding notes of
> the slurs & ties.
>
> The input passes through prepmx without problems, but I'm getting the
> following error message from PMX:
>
> Starting first PMX pass
>
> Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3 Bar 4 Bar 5 Bar 6 Bar 7
>
> ERROR in line 46, bar 9 Illegal character in slur symbol
> v
> b2d s) | /
> ^
You should use double parentheses only at the start of the slur/tie (see
mtx docs 1.3). Apparingly prepmx happily parses your ending double
parentheses - and thereby causes the pmx errors you've encountered:-(
I would recommend using ties in the case of consecutive equal pitches,
for example in measure 6.
BTW you're missing an ending brace in your \def\endpiece statement and
you're also missing a sharp signature on f since the key of your tune is
e minor.
Meter: 3/4
Sharps: 1
...
%% \\let\endpiecesav\endpiece\
%% \\def\endpiece{\endpiecesav\vfill}\
...
U: Am | C | Em
b2 a4 | g2 a4 | ((t b2d | b2d ) |
L: si-lent, em-pty rooms. {}
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