Re: Beam exceptions

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On 16/08/15 04:28, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> In the following MWE, I would like to have the second bar have a primary
> beam across all the notes, as per the first bar. I imagine it may
> require more than what I have here, possibly something to do with
> setting up beamExceptions? How does one do this?

Explicitly force it?
> 
> As others have noted in the past, the documentation on beamExceptions is
> pretty dense and quite hard to comprehend.
> 
> \version "2.19.25"
> 
> {
>   \time 2/4
> 
>   % simple, even pattern
>   \set subdivideBeams = ##t
>   \set Timing.baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1/8)
>   \set Timing.beatStructure = #'(4 4)
>   c''16 c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' |
> 
>   % irregular pattern
>   \set Timing.baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1/16)
>   \set Timing.beatStructure = #'(2 3 3)
>   c''16 c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' |

Add square brackets?

   c''16[ c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c'' c''] |

> }
> 
> 
> Andrew
> 
If I've understood you correctly, this should give you what you want.

Cheers,
Wol