Re: Typo in time-signature-settings.scm?

[Carl Sorensen]

On 4/5/11 1:17 AM, "Valentin Villenave" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 4/2/11 3:51 PM, "Valentin Villenave" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Shouldn't it read "3/8, 6/8, and 8/8"?
>> 
>> Yes, absolutely.
>> Thanks for the catch.
> 
> Hi Carl, thanks!
> 
> While we're talking beaming rules, I just wanted to ask you about the
> rules for 3/4 time signatures (same file, line 90):
> 
>  ((3 . 4) .
>    ((beamExceptions .
>      ((end .
>        (((1 . 8) . (6)) ;1/8 note whole measure
>        ((1 . 12) . (3 3 3)))))))) ;Anything shorter by beat
> 
> My question is: what does the "12" refer to? Is it specifically the
> value of a tuplet note? In which case, do the "3 3 3" imply that
> triplets should be beamed three-by-three?
> Or is the "12" just a random note between 8 (as in "8th note") and 16
> (as in "16th note")? In which case, could it have been any number
> below 16 (like, for example, 15)? But in this case, what do the "3"
> stand for?

(1.12) = (2 . 3) * (1 . 8) = (2 . 24) which is the duration of an 8th note
triplet.

And yes, according to the rules in the references, triplets should be beamed
3 by 3 (or every 1/4 note).

And 1/16 notes will also be beamed every 1/4 note.  (Not in groups of 3
stems).

HTH,

Carl