Re: Multiple parts on the same stems

[Gerardo Ballabio]

I didn't know about \drummode. I'll try that.

Thanks
Gerardo

Il giorno ven 19 apr 2024 alle ore 22:46 Thomas Morley
<thomasmorley65@gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
> Am Di., 16. Apr. 2024 um 22:01 Uhr schrieb Gerardo Ballabio
> <gerardo.ballabio@gmail.com>:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > I'm trying to typeset a percussion score with several instruments on
> > the same staff. When they play simultaneous notes I want to line them
> > up all on the same stem, like this (output attached, percussion1.pdf):
> >
> > %%%%%%%%%%
> > \version "2.24.1"
> >
> > \new Staff \relative {
> >   \clef "varpercussion"
> >   \stemDown
> >   R1 |
> >   r2 <e b' f'>2\f-> |
> >   R1 |
> >   r2 q2-> |
> > }
> > %%%%%%%%%%
> >
> > But I'd like to write down each part separately, so that I may also
> > print the single parts without redoing everything. And I also want to
> > use different note heads for each instrument.
> > This is the best I could come up with:
> >
> > %%%%%%%%%%
> > \version "2.24.1"
> >
> > bassDrum = \relative {
> >   \stemDown
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 b2-> |
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 b2-> |
> > }
> >
> > cymbals = \relative {
> >   \override NoteHead.style = #'xcircle \stemDown
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 f'2 |
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 f2 |
> > }
> >
> > tamTam = \relative {
> >   \override NoteHead.style = #'cross \stemDown
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 e2 |
> >   s1 |
> >   s2 e2 |
> > }
> >
> > pause = \new Voice {
> >   \clef "varpercussion"
> >   \time 4/4
> >   R1 |
> >   r2 s2\f |
> >   R1 |
> >   r2 s2 |
> > }
> >
> > percussions = \new Voice \relative {
> >   <<
> >     \cymbals
> >   \\
> >     \tamTam
> >   \\
> >     \bassDrum
> >   >>
> > }
> >
> > \new Staff
> > <<
> >   \pause
> >   \percussions
> > >>
> > %%%%%%%%%%
> >
> > But as you can see (output attached, percussion2.pdf) the three notes
> > aren't aligned on the same stem, only two of them are.
> >
> > I tried \partCombine, it works nicely with two parts, but if there's a
> > way to combine three or more I didn't find it.
> >
> > Any help is much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Gerardo
>
> I don't understand why you're writing a percussion score in \notemode,
> i.e. with common Voice, Staff etc.
> We do have \drummode, DrumVoice, DrumStaff and the possibility to
> customize the appearance:
>
> #(define my-style
>   '((bassdrum     default  accent  -1)
>     (splashcymbal xcircle #f        3)
>     (tamtam       cross   #f       -5)))
>
> one = \drummode { s1 s2 bd s1 s2 bd }
> two = \drummode { s1 s2  cyms2 s1 s2  cyms2 }
> three = \drummode { s1 s2 tt2 s1 s2 tt2 }
> four = \drummode {
>   \clef "varpercussion"
>   \time 4/4
>   R1 |
>   r2 s2\f |
>   R1 |
>   r2 s2 |
> }
>
> \new DrumStaff
>   \with {
>     drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table my-style)
>   }
>   \new DrumVoice << \one \two \three \four >>
>
> HTH,
>   Harm