Re: Ties across voices

[Rutger Hofman]

On 03/31/2014 05:54 AM, Nick Payne wrote:
> On 31/03/14 10:56, Daniel Rosen wrote:
> > Consider the example below:
> >
> > \version "2.19.3"
> >
> > \new Staff <<
> >    \new Voice \relative c'' { \voiceOne c4~ <c d, c> }
> >    \new Voice \relative c' { \voiceTwo <c d>8 q
> > >>
> > How can I tie the lower voice's <c d> to the upper voice's <c d, c>?
>
> You could use a third hidden voice:
>
> \version "2.19.3"
>
> transOn = {
>    \override NoteColumn.ignore-collision = ##t
>    \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##t
>    \hide NoteHead
>    \hide Stem
>    \hide Flag
>    \hide Beam
>    \hide Dots
>    \hide Accidental
>    \hide TupletBracket
>    \hide TupletNumber
> }
>
> transOff = {
>    \revert NoteColumn.ignore-collision
>    \revert NoteHead.no-ledgers
>    \revert NoteHead.transparent
>    \revert Stem.transparent
>    \revert Beam.transparent
>    \revert Flag.transparent
>    \revert Dots.transparent
>    \revert Accidental.transparent
>    \revert TupletBracket.transparent
>    \revert TupletNumber.transparent
> }
>
> \new Staff <<
>    \new Voice \relative c'' { \voiceOne c4~ <c d, c> }
>    \new Voice \relative c' { \voiceTwo <c d>8 q }
>    \new Voice \relative c' { \voiceThree \transOn s8 <c_~ d^~> q }
>  >>

I use \hideNotes \unHideNotes in this case. Why is \transOn \transOff 
better?

Rutger