Re: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??

[Paul Scott]

On 08/07/2011 12:34 AM, James Lowe wrote:
> Hello,
> ________________________________________
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> Sent: 07 August 2011 03:24
> To: Paul Scott
> Cc: address@hidden; Carl Sorensen
> Subject: Re: 2.15.8 8/8 autobeam 3 3 2 ??
>
> On 7 August 2011 01:45, Paul Scott<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a reason for this default beaming?  I get (3 3 2) with 2.15.8.
> >
> > \version "2.15.8"
> >
> > { \time 8/8 \repeat unfold 16 a'8 }
> This is indeed the default setting as expressed in
> 'scm/time-signature-settings.scm'.  What did you expect as default?
> (4 4)?

Or (2 2 2 2)


>   I suppose the dev that implemented it has considered (3 3 2)
> to be more common.

Can you give me some examples of music that is (3 3 2)?

I was working on a version of the Pachelbel Canon which was the written 
in 8/8 (the version not necessarily the original).

If (3 3 2) is common enough I might expect a special command for 
groupings like this.

>   And I would tend to agree (although 8/8 is not very
> common, so it is not that easy to choose a default).
>
> You can change it simply with
>
>    \overrideTimeSignatureSettings
>          #'(8 . 8)  % timeSignatureFraction
>          #'(1 . 8)  % baseMomentFraction
>          #'(4 4)    % beatStructure
>          #'()       % beamExceptions
>
> or
>
>    \set Timing.beatStructure = #'(4 4)

Thanks for the workarounds.

> -----
>
> and see
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/beams#setting-automatic-beam-behavior

I did before testing and posting.

Thanks,

Paul

> James


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Paul Scott
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Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra