Re: Stem does not fit in beam error

[Thomas Morley]

2016-06-05 7:52 GMT+02:00 Andrew Bernard <address@hidden>:
> Ahem. Let me correct that. I am trying to beam across a rest, not a quarter
> note. It works fine in the rest of my other scores.
>
> Andrew
>
> == snip
>
> \version "2.19.42"
> {
>   \time 1/4
>   \stemUp
>   \stemNeutral
>   \tuplet 3/2 { dis''16[ b'4\rest cis''16] } |
>   \tuplet 3/2 { dis''16 b'4\rest cis''16 } |
> }
> == snip



As soon as you try to beam across a single musical event, which can't
have a beam, LilyPond will complain and not print a connected beam.
This will not only hold for quarter (and longer) notes, but also for
quarter rests and pitched rests.
Only exception are spacer rests, they don't even create a NoteColumn.

So you can work around using a spacer and a (pitched) rest in another
Voice like:

{
  \time 1/4
  \tuplet 3/2 { dis''16[ << s4 \\ b'4\rest >> cis''16] } |
  \tuplet 3/2 { dis''16 b'4\rest cis''16 } |
}

HTH,
  Harm