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Re: Possible errors in the documentation
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Joram Berger |
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Re: Possible errors in the documentation |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:45:26 +0100 |
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Am 13.11.2012 23:59, schrieb Keith OHara:
> Joram Berger <joram.noeck <at> gmx.de> writes:
>
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/writing-rhythms#scaling-
> durations
>> It is:
>> % Scale music by *2
>> Should it be?
>> [ ... ] % Divide durations by 2
>
> The notes are typed printed as eighth-notes, but take up the time of
> quarter-notes, so their duration is increased. "Scale music by *2"
> is slightly awkward, but agrees with what happens, and the normal text
> seems clear in both languages.
No, it's again the German translation (I didn't compare this one with
the English version):
It tells as a comment *2 but the code says: *1/2
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/multiple-voices.html
>> It is:
>> This example maps _four consecutive measures_ to four variables
>> Should it be?
>> four voices? (or 2 consecutive measures?)
>
> The intent is to say that 4 consecutive measures in the *input* are
> distributed into 4 voices, forming the first measure of the ensemble.
> (Then the next 4 measures in the input provide the second measure for
> each voice.)
Ok, understood.
Cheers,
Joram