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Re: Re: Repeated notes


From: 70147persson
Subject: Re: Re: Repeated notes
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:22:18 +0200
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As David writes, the syntax is correct in writing as you do, but the result is quite different from what you intend. Test with a simple example, and you will find out. You will see that time has been multiplied, but not the note or rest itself. The only exception is the R1, the multi-measure rest.

However LilyPond offers the possibility to repeat a previous cord with the letter q, NR 1.5.1. You can also change the time on it, but the pitch(es) is/are kept.

If you are using Frescobaldi, you also has the possibility of C-; (ctrl + semicolon) which repeats the last note or chord. It does not write out the time, but this is nevertheless conserved à la Lilypond.

/Kaj


Den 2016-06-14 19:01, skrev David Kastrup:
David Sumbler <address@hidden> writes:

Is there a quick way to write repeated notes?

I know that I can write

\repeat unfold 8 { bf8 }

instead of

bf8 bf bf bf bf bf bf bf


But is there a simpler way?  Perhaps something along the lines of

bf8*8

(which, as it stands, doesn't work, of course).
It does work, but you probably don't like its result.  At any rate, I
like

bf8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

better.  Particularly useful for percussion, but generally useful for
rhythmical patterns on the same pitch/chord.  It doesn't save all that
much typing but the result tends to be clearer to read when leaving off
the pitches rather than the lengths.

I think it's 2.19 stuff, though.





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