Re: DynamicLineSpanner.staff-padding in temporary polyphony

[Thomas Morley]

2018-04-04 7:30 GMT+02:00 Flaming Hakama by Elaine <address@hidden>:
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>> I am not top posting
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> HI.
>
> Please let me know if you can answer this question.
>
> I am using temporary voices to set horizontal dynamic spacing.  Which works
> fine.
> But the side effect is that the dynamics in the second voice don't obey
> DynamicLineSpanner.staff-padding
>
> How can I get the dynamics on the second voice to obey the staff padding?
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> \version "2.19.15"
>
> \new Staff {
>     \override DynamicLineSpanner.staff-padding = #3.0
>     \relative c' {
>      f1\p
>      <<
>      \relative c' { f1 } \\
>
>      %  How do I get this voice to obey the DynamicLineSpanner.staff-padding
> ?
>      { s1\p }
>      >>
>     }
> }
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> (The actual version I'm running is 2.19.81)
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> Thanks,
>
> David Elaine Alt

\version "2.19.81"

% The << \\ >> construct creates two new Voices named "1" and "2".
% The override before is in an unnamed Voices and only working in this Voice.
% I'll demonstrate with colors:

%% Default
{
  \override DynamicText.color = #red
  f'1\p
  <<
      f'1
      \\
      s\p
  >>
}

%% Apply to new Voice as well
{
  \override DynamicText.color = #red
  f'1\p
  <<
      f'1
      \\
      { \override DynamicText.color = #red s\p }
  >>
}

%% Initiate \new Voice  = "2" and put the override in \with { }
%% Keep it alive
\new Staff <<
  \new Voice  = "2"
  \with { \override DynamicText.color = #red }
  s1*2

  {
    \override DynamicText.color = #red
    f'1\p
    <<
        f'1
        \\
        s\p
    >>
  }
>>


%% Use named Voices and apply \voices
\new Voice = "main" {
  \override DynamicText.color = #red
  f'1\p
  \voices 1,main
  <<
      f'1
      \\
      s\p
  >>
}

%% or manually
\new Voice = "main" {
  \override DynamicText.color = #red
  f'1\p
  <<
      f'1
      \\
      \context Voice = "main" s\p
  >>
}

%% Use \layout
\score {
  {
    f'1\p
    <<
        f'1
        \\
        s\p
    >>
  }
  \layout {
      %% Using \context { \Voice ... } } is actually not needed here.
      %% The override is already in a Bottom-context
      \context {
        \Voice
      \override DynamicText.color = #red
    }
  }
}

%% Apply the override in Staff-context via \with
\new Staff \with { \override DynamicText.color = #red }
{
  f'1\p
  <<
      f'1
      \\
      s\p
  >>
}

%% Probably easiest
%% Don't use << ... \\ ... >> to avoid creation of new Voices
{
  \override DynamicText.color = #red
  f'1\p
  <<
      f'1
      s\p
  >>
}


HTH,
  Harm