Re: triple trouble

[David Bobroff]

On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 10:32, Aaron wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am just confused and since I can't figure it out on my own, I am
> writing for some help to clear my thick skull.
> 
> The problem:
> 
> 6/8 meter
> 1. \times 4/? { g16 fis16 g16 dis16} e4. 
> in 6/8 4 16th notes on the top and what should be on the bottom??
> 
> 2. \times 5/? { g16 fis16 g16 dis16 e16 ~} e4. 
> 
> in 6/8 5 16th notes on the top and what should be on the bottom??
> 
> I have been trying a number of solutions and none of the parse.
> 
> Thanks
> Aaron

Well, here is my short explanation:

For example, to make triplets in a duple meter (4/4 2/4 etc.) you do:

\times 2/3 {c8 d e} and you get a set of triplets in the same space as
two regular eighth notes.  So 2/3 is a fraction describing how big the
notes in {} are compared to their normal length.  

In your first example you want:

\times 6/4

This means that the 16ths are bigger than normal.  You're putting 4
where 6 normally are, so they take up more space.

In your second example you need:

\times 6/5

Same reason as the previous example.

The fraction following \times tells you how big the notes are inside {}
relative to how big they are without any "tuplet" modifications.

If that's not clear, I'll try again.

-David Bobroff