Re: glissando up from no note to a note

[Chip]

Robin Bannister wrote:

Chip wrote:

it just resulted in messed up measures

A judicious use of time distortion may help you here.

\transpose c c'{
 \hideNotes g,32\glissando \unHideNotes c'4*7/8  c'4 c'4 r4 |
 \hideNotes c''32\glissando \unHideNotes c'4*7/8  c'4 c'4 r4 |
 a1*3/4\fermata \hideNotes d'4\glissando \unHideNotes |
 ees8->[ c8]-> r4 r2 |
}

And then patiently adjust padding and minimum-length ...

Cheers,
Robin

Been experimenting with the code found in the snippets library and seems that where ever I put the \cadenzaOff I get different, incorrect results. Sometimes the first eight note turns into a quarter note, sometimes it's an eight note, but always the measure and the one that follows are all one measure. I've pasted the code to the work in progress below.
Thanks,
chip
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% LilyPond
\include "english.ly"
\version "2.12.1"
\header{
    title = "Te Regalo el Corazon"
    composer = "As Recorded By: Rudy Palacios"
    arranger = "Transcribed by: Chip Wiegand"
}
global = { \time 4/4
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 1 4 'Staff)
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 2 4 'Staff)
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 3 4 'Staff)
  %\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t #t)
  %\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
  %\override Score.BarNumber #'self-alignment-X = #-1
  \override Glissando #'thickness = #3
  \override Glissando #'style = #'zigzag
  \override Glissando #'minimum-length = #6
  \override Glissando #'springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
  \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 1
  \set Score.skipBars = ##t
  \numericTimeSignature
}
\paper {
top-margin = 0.1\cm
page-top-space = 0.1\cm
ragged-bottom = ##t
left-margin = 20\mm
line-width = 175\mm
}

% ------ Trumpet 1------
trpta = {
r2 r8 d d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 d' d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
c16 c r c r c d8~ d2 \bar "||"
R1*7
r2 \cadenzaOn \hideNotes a8\glissando \unHideNotes a'8 fs d b\cadenzaOff
c2 r8 e~ e4
R1*4
R1*2
R1*2
R1*3
r2 r8 gs~ gs4
R1*4
r2 r8 d d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 d' d d
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
c16 c r c r c d8~ d2 \bar "||"
R1*7
r2 a'8 fs d b
c2 r8 e~ e4
R1*4
R1*2
R1*2
R1*3
r2 r8 gs~ gs4
R1*4
R1
R1*3
r2 r8 gs~ gs4
R1*4
R1
R1*2
r8 b, d-. fs~ fs d b g
c16 c r c r c d8~ d4 d16 e f fs
g8 \bar "|."
}
trumpeta = \relative c'' {
  \global
  \key g \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet 1"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trpt 1"
  \clef treble
  << \trpta >>
  }

% ------ Trumpet 2------
trptb = {
r2 r8 b b g
e' d c-. b16 a-. r8 a a a
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 b b g
e' d c-. b16 a-. r8 a a a
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
g16 g r g r g a8~ a2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
trumpetb = \relative c'' {
  \global
  \key g \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet 2"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trpt 2"
  \clef treble
  << \trptb >>
}

% ------ Alto Sax 1 ------
altoa = {
r2 r8 gs' gs e
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 e' e e
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 gs' gs e
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 e' e e
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
e'16 e r e r e fs8~ fs2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
altosaxa = \relative c'' {
  \global
  \key d \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto Sax"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Alto"
  \clef treble
  << \altoa >>
}

% ------ Alto Sax 2 -----
%{
altob = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
altosaxb = \transpose c a \relative c'' {
  \global
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto Sax 2"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Alto 2"
  \clef treble
  << \altob >>
}
%}
% ------ Tenor------
tenor = {
r2 r8 d d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 d' d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
c16 c r c r c d8~ d2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
tenorsax = \relative c'' {
  \global
  \key g \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Tenor Sax"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tnr Sax"
  \clef treble
  << \tenor >>
}

% ------ Bari------
bari = {
r2 r8 b b g
e' d c-. b16 a-. r8 a a a
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 b b g
e' d c-. b16 a-. r8 a a a
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
g16 g r g r g a8~ a2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
barisax = \relative c''{
  \global
  \key d \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bari Sax"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Btn Sax"
  \clef treble
  << \bari >>
}

% ------ Trombone 1------
tbonea = {
r2 r8 d d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 d' d b
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 c c c
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
c16 c r c r c d8~ d2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
trombonea = \relative c {
  \global
  \key f \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone 1"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tbn 1"
  \clef bass
  << \tbonea >>
}

% ------ Trombone 2------
tboneb= {
r2 r8 gs' gs e
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 e' e e
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1
r2 r8 gs' gs e
e d c-. b16 a-. r8 e' e e
d c b8.-. a16 gs2
R1*2
r8 b d-. fs~ fs d b g
e16 e r e r e fs8~ fs2 \bar "||"
R1*7
}
tromboneb = \relative c {
  \global
  \key f \major
  \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone 2"
  \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tbn 2"
  \clef bass
  << \tboneb >>
}

\book { \score {
  <<
    \new StaffGroup = "trumpets" <<
         \new Staff = "trpta" \trumpeta
             \new Staff = "trptb" \trumpetb >>
    \new StaffGroup = "saxes" <<
             \new Staff = "altoa" \altosaxa
%             \new Staff = "altob" \altosaxb
             \new Staff = "tenor" \tenorsax
             \new Staff = "bari" \barisax >>
    \new StaffGroup = "trombones" <<
             \new Staff = "tbonea" \trombonea
         \new Staff = "tboneb" \tromboneb>>
  >> } }

\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trumpeta" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \trumpeta >> \header {piece="Trumpet 1"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trumpetb" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \trumpetb >> \header {piece="Trumpet 2"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "altosaxa" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \altosaxa >> \header {piece="Alto Sax"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
%\book { \score { << \new Staff = "altosaxb" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \altosaxb >> \header {piece="Alto Sax 2"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "tenorsax" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \tenorsax >> \header {piece="Tenor Sax"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "barisax" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \barisax >> \header {piece="Baritone Sax"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trombonea" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \trombonea >> \header {piece="Trombone 1"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "tromboneb" \with { \remove Instrument_name_engraver } \tromboneb >> \header {piece="Trombone 2"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\layout { \context { \Score } }
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