Re: warning: crescendo too small

[David Santamauro]

On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:20:05 +0000
David Bobroff <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 6/3/2011 10:05 AM, David Santamauro wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When magnified 500%, the crescendo looks like a '|' ... the snippet:
> >
> > \version "2.12.3"
> >
> > \include "english.ly"
> > \score {
> >    <<
> >      \relative g' {
> >        \clef "treble"
> >        \key c \major
> >        \time 4/4
> >        r2 r4 d'^\markup { \tiny "Solo" }_\mp\<(
> >        g2\! fs4 e4)
> >      }
> >    >>
> >    \layout {}
> > }
> \version "2.12.3"
> 
> \include "english.ly"
> \score {
> <<
>      \relative g' {
>        \clef "treble"
>        \key c \major
>        \time 4/4
>        %% move \mp and \< to r4
>        r2 r4_\mp\< d'^\markup { \tiny "Solo" }(
>        g2\! fs4 e4)
>        %% \scaleDurations to "stretch" the quarter note
>        r2 r4 \scaleDurations #'(1 . 4) { d'^\markup { \tiny "Solo" 
> }_\mp\<( s4. s4. s4-\! }
>        g2\! fs4 e4)
>      }
>  >>
>    \layout {}
> }

This looks truer to the original, for sure.

\scaleDurations #'(1 . 4)
  { d'^\markup { \tiny "Solo" > }_\mp\<(
    s4. s4. s4-\! }

Thanks!

David