YUSS!!
It worked!
I did have to include;
\override Tie.layer = #-2
so my solution looked like;
\numericTimeSignature
\time 4/4
\override Tie.layer = #-2
\override Staff.TimeSignature.layer = #-1
b4 \rest b \rest b8 \rest <d, ef bf'>~ <d ef bf'>4~ | % m. 5
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.whiteout = ##t
\time 6/4
<d ef bf'>2~ <d ef bf'>8 <d ef bf'>~ <d ef bf'>4 <d ef bf'>2~ | % m. 6
without the inclusion of;
\override Tie.layer = #-2
the staff lines behind the time signature were also whited out.
I tried fiddling with the values (after #) to make ties hug the time signature a little tighter, but could not get them to budge.
Anyone know how to extend the ties, or inversely, get the whiteout area to be narrower (or follow the outline of the numbers themselves)?
But this answer definitely will work for me
thank you Ben and Joram!
Note also;
In my particular instance I had to delete the time signature from \global, and because of the frequent time signature changes, had to make sure all changes in times were manually entered for each of the 3 instruments and piano.
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If anybody has tips for entering mixed meter for chamber ensemble pieces that cuts down on manual work please let me know.
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 5:13:37 AM EDT, SoundsFromSound <address@hidden> wrote: