Re: shiftDurations and tempo

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi Jean,

On 27/06/2022 20:37, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
> Le 27/06/2022 à 20:10, Simon Albrecht a écrit :
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I’m trying to encode a piece such that I can switch whether or not 
> > durations will be shifted (note values halved/doubled). Unfortunately 
> > \tempo isn’t affected by \shiftDurations (that would be a sensible 
> > feature request, right?),
>
> Go open an issue.


I did: <https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/6366>


> > so I tried this:
> > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> > \version "2.23.9"
> >
> > durationShiftOne = #-1
> > {
> >   \tempo #(ly:make-duration
[…]
> > Can I make that work some other way?
>
>
> \version "2.23.9"
>
> durationShiftOne = #-1
> {
>   \tempo $(ly:make-duration (+ 3 durationShiftOne)) = 152
>   \shiftDurations \durationShiftOne #0 { 8 }
> }
>
>
> You just need to use $ instead of #.


I keep forgetting to try that. I’ll try understanding the difference 
better as well. Thanks for the help!

Best, Simon