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R shorthand
From: |
Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: |
R shorthand |
Date: |
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:05:52 -0400 |
Hello all,
While answering Helge's post about multi-measure rests, I had a couple of
R-elated observations/thoughts:
1. We shouldn't be encouraging code like R4*3 in a 4/4 measure, right? So the
duration ultimately makes no sense anyway.
2. The most elegant solution would be to use R (i.e., with no duration) to
represent a multimeasure rest, and it would "adapt" in duration to whatever
time signature was in force at that moment.
3. Then R14 (e.g.) would represent 14 *measures*, not beats/counts — again,
simpler, more elegant, and certainly more intuitive than the current situation.
Would it be difficult to implement such a scheme (play-on-words intended)?
Best regards,
Kieren.