Numbered notes and "elongate" `_`

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1

After great help with transposition, I'm trying out elongation with "_", to get some tied notes. The following gives a half note C and quarter notes E and G, all good:

"c _ e g"

However, if the lettered notes are replaced with numbered notes, the first note takes up 4/5 of the cycle. Edit: I realize the 4 acts as an argument to the _, that's why.

"0 _ 4 7" :: Pattern Int

(0>⅘)|0
(⅘>1)|7

Adding brackets around the note 4 following the elongator restores the pattern:

"0 _ [4] 7" :: Pattern Int

(0>½)|0
(½>¾)|4
(¾>1)|7

Is this the right way to do it, i.e., adding brackets?

2

Hey!

We actually made some changes to the parser quite recently, which should be included in the next version of tidal.

In the new version, a space after one of the mini operators (like _, @, ?, *, /) will seperate it from the following.

In your example "0 _ 4 7" :: Pattern Int will yield what you expected, i.e.

(0>½)|0
(½>¾)|4
(¾>1)|7

while "0_4 7" :: Pattern Int will yield

(0>⅘)|0
(⅘>1)|7

For now, your fix with the brackets is probably the best solution :slight_smile:

3

This sounds perfect. Many thanks for taking the time to clarify -- and then we'll all look forward to the next version :slight_smile:

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