Re: Tuplet bracket spacing with multiple voices

[Simon Albrecht]

On 04.05.2018 16:18, Aaron Hill wrote:
> On 2018-05-04 13:47, Chris Yate wrote:
> > The following might be the tidiest solution (i.e. just remove the number
> > and brace). Other opinions welcome!
>
> If you wanted the keep the lower tuplet bracket, you could write two 
> explicit eighth rests to line up with the eighth notes above instead 
> of the quarter rest.  It does put a little more ink on the page, but 
> the resulting alignment could make the timing clearer. 

As a rule, tuplets should be treated like separate bars in terms of 
beaming and rest division. In a 3/8 bar, the correct spelling is { c8 r8 
r } instead of { c8 r4 } – so following best practice and the common 
authorities you need to split the rest anyway.

Best, Simon