Re: [Denemo-devel] Tremolo between two notes

[Marc Evans]

Thanks Richard! I really appreciate how quickly you added that feature. :-)

I'll be sure to reply all in future.

Best,

Marc

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 9:06 AM, Richard Shann <address@hidden> wrote:

On Mon, 2018-02-12 at 22:58 -0800, Marc Evans wrote:
> Yes, it's the tremolo-repeats that I was looking for, and your
> Lilypond tweak worked for me. Thanks!

I've added a Two Note (or Chord) Tremolo command now to the Notes menu.
 The automatic nightly builds seemed to be stalled at the moment
though.

Richard
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> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 12:26 AM, Richard Shann
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2018-02-11 at 12:04 -0800, Marc Evans wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm very new to Denemo – I've been a Sibelius user all my life,
> > and
> > > am trying to transition to free software to as great an extent as
> > > possible.
> > >
> > > I'm currently trying to engrave one of my scores, and I can't
> > figure
> > > out how to do a tremolo between two notes.
> >
> > I'm not sure what it is you want
> >
> > There is this command:
> >
> > Command: Insert Percent Style Repeat
> > Creates a repeat from the selection, typeset in \"percent\" style.
> > Location: Object Menu ▶ Notes/Rests ▶ Note Insertion
> > Internal Name: PercentRepeat
> > which outputs the LilyPond syntax described here:
> >
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/short-repeats
> >
> > but I see that there is also something called tremolo-repeats here:
> >
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/short-repeats#
> > trem
> > olo-repeats
> >
> > I experimented by taking a percent repeat (as in the above command)
> > and
> > editing the syntax in the LilyPond window to replace \percent with
> > \tremolo and it came up with the attached, that is two half-notes
> > to be
> > played as sixteenth notes alternating...
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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Marc Evans

PhD Candidate in Music Composition at UCSB
Stanford BA '10, Music; MA '11, Music, Science and Technology
www.marcevansmusic.com

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