Re: Shorthand notation for multi-measure rests in music with frequent meter changes ?
Thanks Neil, those are good tips. I'm a long time vim user so shortcuts are certainly a possibility. OTOH, I've recently found that JEdit + LilyPondTool makes a real difference in my productivity compared to vim + some helper scripts I had put together. I know JEdit has its own Java-based macro language but if I'm going to let coding distract me from music (happens waaayyy too often) I might as well put the time into getter better at Scheme. Anyway, I do appreciate the suggestions and may put them to use if creating a music-function looks like too big a time-sink. Cheers, Mike On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Neil Thornock wrote: > I can't answer your question, but I have two responses to the dilemma. > First, R2. is more compact than R1*3/4, and R1*2 is better than > R1*8/4. Same with R4*5 vs R1*5/4. > > Also, if you happen to use Vim -- I keep all my time signatures in a > separate file from the notes. It's then simple to map time signatures > to keystrokes; entering time signatures can be very very fast. So I > hit the letter "A" and I get "\time 1/4 s4". > > Quick and maybe not helpful answer, but there you go. > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Michael Ellis > wrote: >> I'm currently transcribing parts from music with frequently changing >> meters and segments where a part is resting. The sequence below is >> typical. >> >> \time 3/4 R1*3/4 | >> \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | >> \time 4/4 R1*8/4 | % 2 bars >> \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | >> >> Does anyone know how to write a music function that will support a >> more compact notation? Being able specify the time signature changes >> and rests shown above with a syntax like the following would be a nice >> timesaver. >> >> mmr = #(define-music-function ) >> >> \mmr 3/4 3/8 2*4/4 3/8 ... >> >> The best I've been able to cobble together is too messy to be useful >> because of the need to use the # sign before arguments, etc. In >> particular, I haven't found any way to pass a bare fraction like 3/4 >> into a music function. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> ___ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> lilypond-user@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> > > > > -- > Neil Thornock, D.M. > The recent BYU Symphony Orchestra performance of Plutoids: > http://neilthornock.net/mp3s/plutoids.mp3 > Assistant Professor of Music > Composition/Theory > Brigham Young University > ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Shorthand notation for multi-measure rests in music with frequent meter changes ?
I can't answer your question, but I have two responses to the dilemma. First, R2. is more compact than R1*3/4, and R1*2 is better than R1*8/4. Same with R4*5 vs R1*5/4. Also, if you happen to use Vim -- I keep all my time signatures in a separate file from the notes. It's then simple to map time signatures to keystrokes; entering time signatures can be very very fast. So I hit the letter "A" and I get "\time 1/4 s4". Quick and maybe not helpful answer, but there you go. On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Michael Ellis wrote: > I'm currently transcribing parts from music with frequently changing > meters and segments where a part is resting. The sequence below is > typical. > > \time 3/4 R1*3/4 | > \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | > \time 4/4 R1*8/4 | % 2 bars > \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | > > Does anyone know how to write a music function that will support a > more compact notation? Being able specify the time signature changes > and rests shown above with a syntax like the following would be a nice > timesaver. > > mmr = #(define-music-function ) > > \mmr 3/4 3/8 2*4/4 3/8 ... > > The best I've been able to cobble together is too messy to be useful > because of the need to use the # sign before arguments, etc. In > particular, I haven't found any way to pass a bare fraction like 3/4 > into a music function. > > > Thanks, > Mike > > ___ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > -- Neil Thornock, D.M. The recent BYU Symphony Orchestra performance of Plutoids: http://neilthornock.net/mp3s/plutoids.mp3 Assistant Professor of Music Composition/Theory Brigham Young University ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Shorthand notation for multi-measure rests in music with frequent meter changes ?
I'm currently transcribing parts from music with frequently changing meters and segments where a part is resting. The sequence below is typical. \time 3/4 R1*3/4 | \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | \time 4/4 R1*8/4 | % 2 bars \time 3/8 R1*3/8 | Does anyone know how to write a music function that will support a more compact notation? Being able specify the time signature changes and rests shown above with a syntax like the following would be a nice timesaver. mmr = #(define-music-function ) \mmr 3/4 3/8 2*4/4 3/8 ... The best I've been able to cobble together is too messy to be useful because of the need to use the # sign before arguments, etc. In particular, I haven't found any way to pass a bare fraction like 3/4 into a music function. Thanks, Mike ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
