Re: New here and first question about using repeat percent over more than two measures

[Aurelien]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 01:40:48PM +0000, James Lowe wrote :
> Hello,
> 
> )-----Original Message-----
> )From: Aurelien [mailto:address@hidden
> )Sent: 15 March 2011 07:54
> )To: James Lowe
> )Cc: address@hidden
> )Subject: Re: New here and first question about using repeat percent over
> )more than two measures
> )
> )
> )No, I really want to use %. Or at least, I'd like to be able to draw
> )*automatically* the number of repetitions. So, two options:
> )
> )| a bar | % | % | % |
> )or
> )||: a bar :||x4 (or x3, following the way you want to read it).
> 
> What about http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/short-repeats
> 
> Scroll down to the snippet 'Isolated percent repeats' 

No, it's not really what I want.
I guess that my english is not good enough concerning musical notations,
and thus I don't explain it correctly. See below.

> 
> )
> )Actually, when dealing with only one measure to repeat (or even two), it's
> )OK. But when you have more than two measures repeating, the percent
> )way doesn't work anymore (someone exlained me why),
> 
> Doesn't work 'anymore' or has *never* been supported? 

Once again, my english. I meant that it works for 1 or 2 measures
repeating, and for more than 3, it doesn't work. In french I would have
had "anymore" at the end of the sentence. ;)

> 
> ) and the volta
> )way doesn't show the number of repetitions.
> 
> \repeat volta 3 { c4 d e f | }
> \alternative {
>   { c2 e | }
>   { f2 g | }
>   { a2 g | }
> }
> c1
> 
> Gives you three distinct voltas (this was taken from the manual), so what am 
> I missing, doesn't this give you what you want?
> 

I know that way too, but that's not what I'm looking for.
Let's take a true example:


This works:

\repeat percent 12 {
        r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize 
a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 
<ais,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 
    <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 
<\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 
<\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 
}

However, this doesn't show the number of repetitions:
\repeat volta 12 {
        r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize 
a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 
<ais,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 
    <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 <\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 
<\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 r16 
<\parenthesize a,,\4>16 <a,,\4>16 <ais,,\4>16 
}

OK, and now, my problem, this doesn't work:
\repeat percent 7 {
        <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 
<dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,~\3>16  
        <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 
<d,\3>16 <dis,~\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16     <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 
<dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 
        <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 
<fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 
        <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 
<d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 r16 
}

And still, this doesn't show the number of repetitions:
\repeat volta 7 {
        <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 
<dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,~\3>16  
        <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 
<d,\3>16 <dis,~\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16     <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 
<dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 
        <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 
<fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,~\2>16 
        <fis,\2>16 <d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>8 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 
<d,\3>16 <d,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <dis,\3>16 <fis,\2>8 r16 
}

I know the example I've given is not using |, but it's the exact output
of tuxguitar.
Anyway, the result is exactly the same using |.

Don't know if that's clearer by now, but I hope so.

Thanks a lot.
Aurélien


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Aurélien