Re: Drum parts and horizontal beams

[Jonathan Kulp]

Add this code inside each \new DrumVoice block:

\override Beam #'damping = #+inf.0

So a whole block looks like this:

       \new DrumVoice {
         \override Beam #'damping = #+inf.0
         \stemUp cymc8 \repeat unfold 10 hhho cymc
       }

Jon

canduc wrote:
> Hi everybody.
> I'm trying to write a drum part, but I'm not able to obtain perfectly
> orizontal beams.
>
> For example when I write two eight notes, one of snare drum (corresponding
> to a c') and the other of bass drum (e), their connection beam is oblique. I
> would like to obtain the snare drum stem longer, in a way to connect it with
> the bass drum note with an horizontal beam.
>
> I have read this option at page 201 of the lilypond manual: \override Stem
> #length = #12, but it doesen't work, I don't know why.
>
> Here you are my code:
> #(set-global-staff-size 20)
> #(set-default-paper-size "a4")
>
> % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Set
> #(define canetadrums '(
>   (bassdrum       default   #f   -4)
>   (snare          default   #f    1)
>   (hihat          cross     #f    5)
>   (openhihat      cross     #f    5)
>   (halfopenhihat  xcircle   #f    5)
>   (closedhihat    cross     #f    5)
>   (crashcymbal    cross     #f    7)
>   (pedalhihat     cross     #f   -6)
>   (lowtom         default   #f   -1)))
> % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - End of My Set
>
> \new DrumStaff {
>   \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table canetadrums)
>   \tempo 4. = 57
>   \time 12/8
>   \drummode {
>     
>     r1 r8 \acciaccatura sn8 sn16 [ \acciaccatura sn8 sn16 r8
>     \set stemLeftBeamCount = #1 
>     \acciaccatura sn8 sn16 \acciaccatura sn8 sn16 ] 
>     << 
>        \new DrumVoice {
>          \stemUp cymc8 \repeat unfold 10 hhho cymc
>        }
>        \new DrumVoice {
>          \stemDown bd8. bd8 bd16 sn8 [r bd] bd [bd16 bd r bd] sn8 bd sn
>        }
>     >>
>   }
> }
>
> Can anyone help me?

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