Re: Fwd: Output is all on one line.

[James Lowe]

Joel,

On 20/12/2010 17:37, Joel Leclerc wrote:
> Somehow, when I add some time signatures, it just continues on one line.
> I can only see a little of the music.
> I am sorry for the long code.
>
> \version "2.12.3"
> \relative c' {
>    \clef bass
>      \time 2/4<c,,, c,>2
>         \time 4/4 c'32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32
>         c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32 c32
>         c32 c32 c32 c32 c16( c2)
>    \time 4/4<c, c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4<c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4<c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<c c,>1<g g,>8 \time
> 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<c c,>1<g g,>8 \time 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8
>         \time 4/4<c, c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4<c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4<c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<c c,>1<g g,>8 \time
> 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<c c,>1<g g,>8 \time 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8 \time 4/4
>         <c c,>2<bes bes,>  \time 9/8<aes aes,>1
>         <g g,>8
> }
>
> Screenshot attached.
>
> I have been spending hours trying to fix this with no luck.
> Could someone please look over this?
> Thanks!

Barchecks are the solution here because you would have been told 
immediately that the second 'group' of notes do not fit into a proper 
amount of measures.

This will cause the long lines.

I have tried to tidy up your music, perhaps the cutting and pasting lost 
the formatting when you sent the email?

Anyway I have also add the \numericTimeSignature switch in case that was 
also what you would like - it changes the 'C' to 4/4.

Your actual problem is the first line of 4/4. I'm not sure exactly what 
rhythm you were trying to achieve so you either had too many 'c32' notes 
or you didn't have enough c16 notes or a combination of the two.

This will compile properly and I have added the bar checks to be sure.

\relative c' {
   \clef bass
   \numericTimeSignature
   \time 2/4 <c,,, c,>2 |
   % This next line below is the problem.
   % I've simplified writing out 'c32' 24 times
   \time 4/4 \repeat unfold 24 { c32 } c16 c c c ( c2) r2 |
   \time 4/4 <c, c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <c c,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <c c,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c, c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <c c,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <c c,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
   \time 4/4 <c c,>2 <bes bes,> |
   \time 9/8 <aes aes,>1 <g g,>8 |
}

I hope this gives you some clues so you can tweak it to your correct rhythm.

James