Re: how to set this voice-crossing situation ?

[Mike Solomon]

On Nov 27, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Keith OHara <address@hidden> wrote:

> Dear LilyPond users,
> Ryan posed a question on the bug-report list regarding how to set the example 
> in the attached image, with the repeats written out.
> 
> You see the new voice is written conceptually as the upper voice, although it 
> is lower in pitch than the voice being repeated in the percents.  We have a 
> voice-crossing situation.
> 
> Straight-forward input in LilyPond crosses the stems of these crossed voices, 
> but we can override to avoid that.  Any better suggestions ?
>       
> \transpose c c'' { \time 2/4
>  e8[ a e a]  e8[ a e a]
>  <<
>   { % \once \override  Beam #'positions  = #'(-1.0 . 0.8)
>     e8[ a e a] }
>   \new Voice {\voiceOne r4 r8 fis,8 } >>  }

The least ugly solution, IMO, is the straightforward input.
I’m sure there are beam quanting parameters that can similar results without a 
position override.

Cheers,
MS