Re: Percussion flams and ruffs and MIDI generation

[Pete Stieber]

PS = Pete Stieber
PS> I've been able to create a flam notation I like using
PS>
PS> \override Stem #'length = #4
PS> \acciaccatura {sn8}
PS> \revert Stem #'length
PS> sn4
PS>
PS> and a two-stroke ruff using
PS>
PS> \grace {
PS>   \override Beam #'position = #(2 . 2)
PS>   {sn16[( sn]}
PS>   \revert Beam #'positions
PS> }
PS> sn4)
PS>
PS> and a three stroke ruff using
PS>
PS> \grace {
PS>   \override Beam #'position = #(2 . 2)
PS>   {sn16[( sn sn]}
PS>   \revert Beam #'positions
PS> }
PS> sn4)
PS>
PS> but they do not produce MIDI output. Is there a way around this?

I should have mentioned I'm using version 2.7.38 on a Fedora Core 4 Linux
box.

Pete