Re: Drum notation and style

[Stu McKenzie]

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On 2024-01-17 22:29, Sebastien Richard wrote:

Hello,

hope this helps

BR,

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 Sébastien RICHARD

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Subject: Drum notation and style

 

Hello, 

I've been experimenting with LilyPond recently to create simple drum notation and have run into a few roadblocks that I thought were probably simple enough to include together. 

The first question is related to styling, such as adding specifying the color of the bar lines that connect staves and the entire opening bar line:

I could not find the correct "grob"? to alter it, although I tried many different options. Here are my current overrides:

The second question concerns drum roll specification. I would like the top version to appear as the bottom (not produced by LilyPond), as shown in the red box below:

I'm not sure if the bottom version is formally correct, but I would like the option to display a roll like that anyways. Also, how can I ensure the color remains the same?

Finally, is it possible to create two levels of sticking notation as seen below (not created in LilyPond):

Thanks. 

    I often use Lyrics to provide sticking.
    
    Here's how I would write your two levels of notation for the rolls:
    
    ============================
    
    \version "2.24.0"
    
    Drums = \drummode {
      \repeat unfold 16 sn16:128
      \fine
    }
    
    LyricsOne = \lyricmode {
     \repeat unfold 8 { L l }
    }
    
    LyricsTwo = \lyricmode {
     \repeat unfold 8 { R r }
    }
    
    \score {
      \new DrumStaff \with { }
      <<
        \new DrumVoice { \voiceTwo \Drums }
        \new Lyrics { \LyricsOne }
        \new Lyrics { \LyricsTwo }
      >>
      \layout { indent = 0.0\cm ragged-last = ##t }
    }
    
    ============================
    
    The lyrics are below the staff, but this can be changed. Personally,
    I've had difficulties putting lyrics above the drum staff when not
    using markups like ^"R". Perhaps someone else can show how that's
    achieved?