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spacing-spanner-interface

The space taken by a note is dependent on its duration. Doubling a duration adds spacing-increment to the space. The most common shortest note gets shortest-duration-space. Notes that are even shorter are spaced proportonial to their duration.

Typically, the increment is the width of a black note head. In a piece with lots of 8th notes, and some 16th notes, the eighth note gets 2 note heads width (i.e. the space following a note is 1 note head width) A 16th note is followed by 0.5 note head width. The quarter note is followed by 3 NHW, the half by 4 NHW, etc.

base-shortest-duration (moment):

Spacing is based on the shortest notes in a piece. Normally, pieces are spaced as if notes at least as short as this are present. Default value: (unset)

common-shortest-duration (moment):

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Making this larger will make the score tighter. Default value: (unset)

grace-space-factor (number):

space grace at this fraction of the increment. Default value: (unset)

shortest-duration-space (number):

Start with this much space for the shortest duration. This is explessed in spacing-increment as unit. See also spacing-spanner-interface. Default value: (unset)

spacing-increment (number):

Add this much space for a doubled duration. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface. Default value: (unset)

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