Re: timing false in one staff only? [also with picture]

[Damian leGassick]

Hey David

thanks for the hard work there

I'm resigned that the 'untimed' music has to be in the time of 'something' so 
your suggestions are very useful

I used to do this kind of thing with NoteWriter - remember that?

Damian

On 27 Mar 2011, at 20:35, madMuze wrote:

> 
> Glad that project is not on my desk! However, having little to do while we
> patiently salivate for version 2.14:
> 
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31251873/test.png test.png 
> \version "2.12.2"
> % because of the timing abuse, bars happen everywhere, 
> % so here is a handy way to insert only as needed.
> barSt = #(define-music-function (parser location bType) (string?)
>       #{
>               \once \set Timing.whichBar = $bType
>       #}
> )
> pitchTop = \relative c' { \clef bass \key c \major
>       \time 3/8 \partial 8 <cs, as'>8 \barSt "|" 
>       \time 5/16 ds8[ gs b16] \barSt "|" 
>       r16 < b c>8[ < b c>8] \barSt "|" 
>       \time 6/16 r16 b[( gs-.]) r ds8 \barSt "|"              
>       \time 3/8 << { \voiceOne as'8 <as d>8 } 
>               \new Voice { \voiceTwo cs,8 <cs as'>4 } >> \barSt "||"
> }
> pitchBottom = \relative c' { \clef treble \key c \major \override Voice.Stem
> #'stencil = ##f
> % 48 thirty-second notes on this line, grouped as 17+2+21+8
>       \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 52)
>       \times 17/96 { b4 as cs d ds fs f e g gs a c } b4*1/4
>       \once \override Staff.BarLine #'Y-offset = #3 % adjust for staff 
> separation
>       \once \override Staff.BarLine #'bar-size = #10 % adjust for staff
> separation
>       \once \override Score.BarLine #'extra-offset = #'(-1 . 0) \barSt 
> "dashed"
>       \newSpacingSection \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration =
> #(ly:make-moment 1 26)
>       \times 21/96 { b4 c a gs g e f fs ds d cs as } b4
> }
> \score {
>       <<
>       \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'uniform-stretching = ##t 
>       \override Score.SpacingSpanner #'strict-note-spacing = ##t
>       \set Score.defaultBarType = ""
>       \override Score.TupletBracket #'stencil = ##f
>       \override Score.TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
>       \new Staff {
>               \new Voice { \pitchTop }
>       }
>       \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } {
>               \new Voice { \pitchBottom }
>       }
>       >>
>       \layout {
>               \context { \Score \remove Timing_translator }
>               \context { \Staff \consists Timing_translator }
>       }
> }
> 
> Too much trial-and-error tweaking, perhaps (especially for that one needy
> barline), and the music line spacing is distorted, and I've no idea if the
> other staves would make this house of cards collapse. Other than that, it's
> simply splendid.
> 
> Your hope of rhythmically decoupling some staves in a system is obviously
> better, but I'm not sure LilyPond has a way of understanding what that
> means. And, they're not entirely decoupled; the analysis information relates
> spatially to the music. So, yes, setting multiple scores with parallel line
> breaks, then explicitly stating staff positions (notation reference 4.4.3)
> is perhaps easier. For that, I use:
> vPlan = #(define-music-function (parser location sysOff stfOffs) (number?
> list?)
>       #{
>               \overrideProperty #"Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn"
> #'line-break-system-details
>                       #(list (cons 'Y-offset $sysOff) (cons 
> 'alignment-offsets $stfOffs))
>       #}
> )
> with
> \vPlan #16 #'(0 -10 -20 -30) 
> for instance, at the start of each system, usually in a separate layout
> voice with breaks and marks info.  Positive numbers in the list move a staff
> above the reference staff. You might consider using draw-line in a markup
> for the system delimiters (can they really not be lengthened?).
> 
> It seems like such a simple question; I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing
> an obvious solution…
> d
> 
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