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Re: Not a duration. Why not?
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Neil Puttock |
Subject: |
Re: Not a duration. Why not? |
Date: |
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:51:30 +0100 |
On 25 April 2010 18:31, Trevor Skeggs <address@hidden> wrote:
> 1). If a note duration such as c3 is detected, an error message is issued:
>
> error: not a duration: 3
>
> Why should 3 not be a valid duration, mid-way between 2 and 4?
> (It would have the same value as a dotted 4).
I think you misunderstand the way durations work in LilyPond. Since
all durations are fractions of a semibreve, a duration of 3 is
equivalent to a triplet minim:
\relative c' {
\time 3/3
\times 2/3 {
c2 c c
}
}
A dotted crotchet has the length of three quavers, so can only be
represented by the fraction 3/8.
Regards,
Neil