Re: Default beam exceptions for 4/4

> On 26 Apr 2023, at 18:04, David Poon wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 at 08:35, Hans Aikema > wrote: >> >> >>> On 26 Apr 2023, at 17:06, Mats Bengtsson >> > wrote: >>> >>>  >>> On 2023-04-26 16:39, Michael Werner wrote: \version "2

Re: Default beam exceptions for 4/4

On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 at 08:35, Hans Aikema wrote: > > > On 26 Apr 2023, at 17:06, Mats Bengtsson wrote: > >  > On 2023-04-26 16:39, Michael Werner wrote: > > \version "2.25.4" > > > \new Staff = "main" { > > > \overrideTimeSignatureSettings > > 4/4% timeSignatureFraction - i.e. the t

Re: Default beam exceptions for 4/4

> On 26 Apr 2023, at 17:06, Mats Bengtsson wrote: > >  >> On 2023-04-26 16:39, Michael Werner wrote: >> \version "2.25.4" >> >> \new Staff = "main" { >> >> \overrideTimeSignatureSettings >> 4/4% timeSignatureFraction - i.e. the time signature >> 1/4% baseMomentFraction

Re: Default beam exceptions for 4/4

On 2023-04-26 16:39, Michael Werner wrote: \version "2.25.4" \new Staff = "main" {   \overrideTimeSignatureSettings   4/4        % timeSignatureFraction - i.e. the time signature   1/4        % baseMomentFraction - what note duration to base this on   1,1,1,1        % beatStructure - this is

Re: Default beam exceptions for 4/4

Hi David, Looks like what you want is \overrideTimeSignatureSettings Details on how it works can be found at http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/notation/time-signature#index-_005coverrideTimeSignatureSettings But a basic example is as follows: \version "2.25.4" \new Staff = "main" {

Default beam exceptions for 4/4

Is it possible to set automatic beaming in 4/4 time such that 4 4 8[ 8 8 8] but 4 4. 8 8[ 8] ? (i.e., I'd like to beam 8ths together in twos or fours, but never threes) (The only previous message I saw on this topic didn't appear to be answered: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user