Re: Tuplets

[VSD]

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:08:44 +0200, Craig Brinker <address@hidden>  
wrote:

> I'd appreciate if someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong. I just
> started to use lilypond and I was trying make triplets. Here is the
> source I was using:

the program's output speaks for itself: there's an unknown "\" and an  
extra "}". notice that the lilypond output states the line and the column  
at which there are syntax errors in your input file.

note that "\ times" is *not* the same that "\times" and that at the end of  
your \score block there's an unmatched bracket "}". the correct code is:

\version "2.6.0"
     upper = \relative c'' {
        \clef treble
        \key g \major
        \time 4/4

         g g2. a4 b4 a4
     }

     lower = \relative c {
        \clef bass
        \key c \major
        \time 4/4

        \times 2/3 { e, b' e }  % an error was here
     }

     \score {
        \context PianoStaff <<
           \set PianoStaff.instrument = "Piano  "
           \context Staff = upper \upper
           \context Staff = lower \lower
        >>
        \layout { }
        \midi { \tempo 4=60 }
     } % another error was here

You have to be careful with lilypond syntax, and know it well. I'd sugest  
you to use a text editor with programming helper features (such as bracket  
matching) to help you detecting errors like these. For Windows, JEdit with  
it's excelent plugin Lily4Jedit is highly recommended for entering  
lilypond scores (See the manual).

Greetings,

Vincent