Re: Controlling stem lengths in a global way
On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM Aaron Hill wrote:
>
> Another option is to use grob-transformer, which allows for smarter
> logic such as handling stem direction:
>
>
> ns = \once {
>\normalsize
>\override Beam.positions =
>#(grob-transformer 'positions (lambda (grob orig)
> (let ((dir (ly:grob-property grob 'direction)))
> (cons (+ (car orig) (* dir 0.75)) (cdr orig)
> }
>
> \relative d'' {
>\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> \scaleDurations 2/3 {
>%% Some upward stem examples...
>\ns d16 f, g c, f g
>\ns c e, g c, e g
>%% Some downward stem examples...
>\ns f d' c e d c
>\ns g d' b f' d b |
> }
>}
> }
>
>
>
> -- Aaron Hill
Amazing. Thanks!
--
Knute Snortum
Re: Controlling stem lengths in a global way
On 2022-08-15 4:15 pm, Knute Snortum wrote:
On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM Aaron Hill
wrote:
On 2022-08-15 3:11 pm, Knute Snortum wrote:
> I am engraving a piece where there are many groups of 16th notes where
> the first note is normal size and the rest should look like grace
> notes. I'm using \scaledDurations, \magnifyMusic and \normalsize to
> do this, but I'm running into a systemic problem: the stems of the
> normal size notes are mostly too short (they'd be fine if they were
> grace notes). To get around this I'm using beam position overrides
> and tweaks, but this gets tedious quickly. Is there a) a systemic way
> to tweak the stem lengths, and/or b) better way for me to do this?
>
> %%%
> \version "2.22.2"
> \language "english"
>
> ns = \once \normalsize
>
> % Short stems on the normalsize notes
> \relative d'' {
> \magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> \scaleDurations 2/3 {
> \ns d16 f, g c, f g \ns c e, g c, e g
> \ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g |
> }
> }
> }
>
> beamPositionA = \tweak Beam.positions #'(4 . 2) \etc
> beamPositionB = \override Beam.positions = #'(3 . 1)
>
> % Need to tweak or override many, many notes
> \relative d'' {
> \magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> \scaleDurations 2/3 {
> \ns \beamPositionA d16 f, g c, f g \ns \beamPositionB c e, g c,
> e g
> \ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g \revert Beam.positions |
> }
> }
> }
> %%%
>
> --
> Knute Snortum
Would \offsetting positions make more sense? For instance, you could
do
this:
ns = \once {
\normalsize
% Stem needs a little bit more length
% to counteract magnifyMusic...
\offset positions #'(1 . 0) Beam
}
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns d16 f, g c, f g
\ns c e, g c, e g
\ns c d, g c, d g
\ns c e, g c, e g |
}
}
}
This does assume that the amount of lengthening required is uniform.
-- Aaron Hill
Works like a charm. Now I can have a couple of variables instead of
dozens. Thanks!
Another option is to use grob-transformer, which allows for smarter
logic such as handling stem direction:
ns = \once {
\normalsize
\override Beam.positions =
#(grob-transformer 'positions (lambda (grob orig)
(let ((dir (ly:grob-property grob 'direction)))
(cons (+ (car orig) (* dir 0.75)) (cdr orig)
}
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
%% Some upward stem examples...
\ns d16 f, g c, f g
\ns c e, g c, e g
%% Some downward stem examples...
\ns f d' c e d c
\ns g d' b f' d b |
}
}
}
-- Aaron Hill
Re: Controlling stem lengths in a global way
On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM Aaron Hill wrote:
>
> On 2022-08-15 3:11 pm, Knute Snortum wrote:
> > I am engraving a piece where there are many groups of 16th notes where
> > the first note is normal size and the rest should look like grace
> > notes. I'm using \scaledDurations, \magnifyMusic and \normalsize to
> > do this, but I'm running into a systemic problem: the stems of the
> > normal size notes are mostly too short (they'd be fine if they were
> > grace notes). To get around this I'm using beam position overrides
> > and tweaks, but this gets tedious quickly. Is there a) a systemic way
> > to tweak the stem lengths, and/or b) better way for me to do this?
> >
> > %%%
> > \version "2.22.2"
> > \language "english"
> >
> > ns = \once \normalsize
> >
> > % Short stems on the normalsize notes
> > \relative d'' {
> > \magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> > \scaleDurations 2/3 {
> > \ns d16 f, g c, f g \ns c e, g c, e g
> > \ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g |
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > beamPositionA = \tweak Beam.positions #'(4 . 2) \etc
> > beamPositionB = \override Beam.positions = #'(3 . 1)
> >
> > % Need to tweak or override many, many notes
> > \relative d'' {
> > \magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> > \scaleDurations 2/3 {
> > \ns \beamPositionA d16 f, g c, f g \ns \beamPositionB c e, g c,
> > e g
> > \ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g \revert Beam.positions |
> > }
> > }
> > }
> > %%%
> >
> > --
> > Knute Snortum
>
> Would \offsetting positions make more sense? For instance, you could do
> this:
>
>
> ns = \once {
>\normalsize
>% Stem needs a little bit more length
>% to counteract magnifyMusic...
>\offset positions #'(1 . 0) Beam
> }
>
> \relative d'' {
>\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
> \scaleDurations 2/3 {
>\ns d16 f, g c, f g
>\ns c e, g c, e g
>\ns c d, g c, d g
>\ns c e, g c, e g |
> }
>}
> }
>
>
> This does assume that the amount of lengthening required is uniform.
>
>
> -- Aaron Hill
Works like a charm. Now I can have a couple of variables instead of
dozens. Thanks!
--
Knute Snortum
Re: Controlling stem lengths in a global way
On 2022-08-15 3:11 pm, Knute Snortum wrote:
I am engraving a piece where there are many groups of 16th notes where
the first note is normal size and the rest should look like grace
notes. I'm using \scaledDurations, \magnifyMusic and \normalsize to
do this, but I'm running into a systemic problem: the stems of the
normal size notes are mostly too short (they'd be fine if they were
grace notes). To get around this I'm using beam position overrides
and tweaks, but this gets tedious quickly. Is there a) a systemic way
to tweak the stem lengths, and/or b) better way for me to do this?
%%%
\version "2.22.2"
\language "english"
ns = \once \normalsize
% Short stems on the normalsize notes
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns d16 f, g c, f g \ns c e, g c, e g
\ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g |
}
}
}
beamPositionA = \tweak Beam.positions #'(4 . 2) \etc
beamPositionB = \override Beam.positions = #'(3 . 1)
% Need to tweak or override many, many notes
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns \beamPositionA d16 f, g c, f g \ns \beamPositionB c e, g c,
e g
\ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g \revert Beam.positions |
}
}
}
%%%
--
Knute Snortum
Would \offsetting positions make more sense? For instance, you could do
this:
ns = \once {
\normalsize
% Stem needs a little bit more length
% to counteract magnifyMusic...
\offset positions #'(1 . 0) Beam
}
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns d16 f, g c, f g
\ns c e, g c, e g
\ns c d, g c, d g
\ns c e, g c, e g |
}
}
}
This does assume that the amount of lengthening required is uniform.
-- Aaron Hill
Controlling stem lengths in a global way
I am engraving a piece where there are many groups of 16th notes where
the first note is normal size and the rest should look like grace
notes. I'm using \scaledDurations, \magnifyMusic and \normalsize to
do this, but I'm running into a systemic problem: the stems of the
normal size notes are mostly too short (they'd be fine if they were
grace notes). To get around this I'm using beam position overrides
and tweaks, but this gets tedious quickly. Is there a) a systemic way
to tweak the stem lengths, and/or b) better way for me to do this?
%%%
\version "2.22.2"
\language "english"
ns = \once \normalsize
% Short stems on the normalsize notes
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns d16 f, g c, f g \ns c e, g c, e g
\ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g |
}
}
}
beamPositionA = \tweak Beam.positions #'(4 . 2) \etc
beamPositionB = \override Beam.positions = #'(3 . 1)
% Need to tweak or override many, many notes
\relative d'' {
\magnifyMusic #2/3 {
\scaleDurations 2/3 {
\ns \beamPositionA d16 f, g c, f g \ns \beamPositionB c e, g c, e g
\ns c d, g c, d g \ns c e, g c, e g \revert Beam.positions |
}
}
}
%%%
--
Knute Snortum
