Re: How to calculate full-measure rests? Stumped. (triple meter?)

[David Kastrup]

Jay Anderson <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:09 PM, SoundsFromSound
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>> But, how do you get full measure rests to show up?  I seem to only
>> get them
>> to work using "R1" if the meter is 4/4, etc.
>>
>> But 3/4 time and other variants show incorrectly when I render/engrave.
>> Please see the GIF attached.
>> I am certain that I am using the incorrect syntax but I can't for the life
>> of me figure out what the error is.
>
> The common meters:
> in 12/8 - R1.
> in 9/8 - R4.*3
> in 4/4 - R1
> in 3/4 and 6/8 - R2.
> in 2/4 and 4/8 - R2

Well, if you don't like thinking:

in 12/8 - R1*12/8
in 9/8 - R1*9/8
in 4/4 - R1*4/4
in 3/4 - R1*3/4
in 6/8 - R1*6/8

I am sure you can figure out the others.

-- 
David Kastrup