Allow for first time/second time bars

[rbnpi]

possibly looking at a first time/second time bar construct for repeats. At present you have to write it out in full if the endings are different

[samaaron]

Could you elaborate on this? I'm unsure what you mean. An example would help.

[rbnpi]

Hi Sam

Often if you have a repeat in music then the second time around there is a difference in the last one or two bars. The music is written once with the two differing bar sections at the end.

In this example, the first two bars shown are played, then the repeat starts. The first bar is played, but second time through the second bar is NOT played but the third bar shown is substituted. The sections marked 1. and 2. can extend over more than one bar, and don't necessarily have to contain the same number of bars.
This way the bulk of the music is only printed once, only the two differing sections at the end of each section are printed separately. In the same way, if you do this in a Sonic Score, you would only have to type in the notes for the repeat section once, and then the alternative first and second time bar sections at the end.
Programs like Sibelius and Lilypond cater for this.
Hope this makes it clear.

Robin

On 3 May 2014, at 13:13, Sam Aaron [email protected] wrote:

Could you elaborate on this? I'm unsure what you mean. An example would help.

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[samaaron]

Hey Robin,

your example didn't seem to make it into your comment..

[rbnpi]

looks like it strips out a jpeg. Can I send it elsewhere?
Robin

On 3 May 2014, at 18:12, Sam Aaron [email protected] wrote:

Hey Robin,

your example didn't seem to make it into your comment..

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[rbnpi]

It was stripped out. You can download the image here http://r.newman.ch/lego/ev3/2ndtimebar.jpg
Robin
On 3 May 2014, at 18:12, Sam Aaron [email protected] wrote:

Hey Robin,

your example didn't seem to make it into your comment..

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[samaaron]

For this, I'd likely separate the melody into three lists: a, b, and c. I'd then play the following:

use_bpm 120

a = [:C, :D, :E]
b = [:F, :F, :E]
c = [:G, :D, :C]

play_pattern a + b + a + c

[samaaron]

Does this solve the issue?

[rbnpi]

Yes Sam I think that would work
Robin

Sent from my iPad

On 12 May 2014, at 23:28, Sam Aaron [email protected] wrote:

Does this solve the issue?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[rbnpi]

Hi Sam

Just watched your talk on Sonic_Pi at the Cambridge Raspberry Jam. Great Stuff! I've been working on a Lego EV3 music project, but that is finishing so I must get stuck into version 2 now. It looks really cool!

Robin