On Monday, January 15, 2001 6:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> unfortunately pmx allows only two lines of music per voice, so I
> think, I
> have to use inline musixtex to get my 3rd line.
> But as I'm not a musixtex-guru, I need some hints how to do it.
>
> Has anyone any suggestions or examples?
>
1. The most important thing is to avoid introducing any unaccounted
horizontal space. This can be done in two ways. Either use spacing
commands and then explicitly backspace: \qu3\bsk\ or use non-spacing
commands, e.g. \zqu3\ .
2. Notice that I used a numerical argument rather than a note
name...this keeps you from wandering off into the wrong octave. If
you should ever want to transpose you will have problems, but because
of the way PMX transposes you would have problems transposing even if
you used note names for vertical positioning. There are ways to use
note names without messing up the octave but numbers are easier for
me.
3. You also will want to offset some items a little (e.g. to keep
stems from overlaying one another), but you still must avoid adding
extra horizontal space: \roffset{.3}{\zqu4}\ or \loff{\qu4\bsk}\.
4. All these commands must be entered *before* the pmx command for
the note at the same horizontal position.
5. If the three lines change notes at different frequencies, you
should use PMX to set the voices that move the most rapidly, and
manually insert notes from the slowest-moving voice at the
appropriate places. So the voice that you handle manually may differ
from one place to another.
As with all such matters, lots of trail and error will be needed to
get it right, but fortunately it won't cost you anything to
experiment (well, except for time and--in California--the cost of
energy to run the PC).
--Don Simons
