Re: tuplets other than standard 8th into quarter note

[Mats Bengtsson]

It's fairly simple math. For example, a standard triplet with eight 
notes, you want
3 of the triplet eight notes to have the same duration as 2 normal eight 
notes, i.e.
each note should be 2/3 its normal duration.
For the example you mention, you want 3 triplet 16th notes to have the 
same duration
as 2 normal 16th notes, so again the scaling is 2/3, i.e.
\times 2/3 {e16 f g}

David Fedoruk wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I don't understand how the triplet durations work mathematically. The
> examples are all standard 3  8th notes into 1 quarter. These are all
> whole numbers. What happens when you need triplet 16th notes into half
> a beat in a 2/4 time signature? There are about 50 bars of them so I
> can't do this as a one of exception.
>
> While I'm asking questions, how is a single voice notation done
> between staves in a piano score? Does the notation have to be two
> voiced although the score will not indicate rests for one hand while
> the other is playing.? I've looked at the documentation for staff
> switching, but it seems to be useful in singular situations. I don't
> think I can leave this to auto staff changes .... if what I'm doing is
> considered staff changes.
>
> I need to understand what I'm attempting before trying something which
> may be doomed to failure.
>   
Just try some small examples first to learn how it works. You have to 
setup both
staves. If you don't want any rests printed, you can fill these with 
spacer notes,
for example something like s1*16. If the automatic staff switching 
doesn't work
in your situation, you can use manual staff switching instead.

   /Mats