Re: Inserting a space between certain notes in Lilypond

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi "Miller",

> (By default, Lilypond wanted to join the two eighths together with  
> a beam,
> which was even more confusing.  I overrode that with  
> \autoBeamOff...On)

Your non-standard beaming will be an obstacle to most good musicians  
— in particular, your first measure is currently grouped as (2+3+3)/ 
8, which will cause difficulty sight-reading, etc.
In any case, here's an option for you (with corrected groupings).

Hope this helps,
Kieren.
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\version "2.13.6"

music = {
  b'8. b'16 b'4. b'8 a' g'
  \autoBeamOff fis'2( fis'8)
  % Want space here
  \autoBeamOn d'8 fis' a'
}
\score { \music }

stemRoom = { \once \override Stem #'X-extent = #'(1 . 12) }
correctedMusic = {
  b'8. b'16 b'4 ~ b'8 b'8 a' g'
  fis'2( \stemRoom fis'8) d'8 fis' a'
}
\score { \correctedMusic }