// Data file saved as '-da.checkPoly'. Date: Lun 24 Juin 1996 -- 17:09
-ho.abc
-se.checkPoly
// All things you can do with ﾒpolymetric expressionsﾓ. (See on-line help underﾉ
// ﾉ this entry
// Select any of these expressions and do ﾒExpand selectionﾓ (see Control panel)
// These are usual expressions indicating simultaneity
{a b,c d e}
{a b c,d e}
// Expressions may be multileveled
{a b c,{d e, f g h i}}
// Of course, simple notes are processed like sound-objects.
{C4 D4 E4,G3 E3}
// Brackets can be removed if there is only one level, although it makes it less clear
abc,de
// These are sequences in which each ﾒbeatﾓ (indicated with a period) must be resized to a duration determined by the first beat. This is called ﾒperiod notationﾓ (see on-line help)
{a b.c d e}
{abc.de}
abc.de
C4 D4 E4.G3 E3
a.b.c.ab.cd.ef.abc.def.ghi
{ab.cd}efg{hi.jk}
{a.b.c.ab.cd}{ef.abc.def.ghi}
// Multileveled expressions define sorts of "sub-beats".
{a b c.{d e.f g h i}}
a b c.{d e.f g h i}
// Periods and commas may be combined. Periods have priority, so
{abc.de,fgh}
// is equivalent to:
{{abc.de},fgh}
// Here the first field contains an integer duration. These items are monodic and
// will therefore be interpreted with the ﾒperiod notationﾓ.
{2,c d e}
{- -, c d e}
{_ _, c d e f g h}
// Durations are not integer: in the ﾒperiodﾓ
// notation the incomplete beat will be completed with silences for the sake of
// consistency
{5/3, c d e}
{3 1/2,c d e} [Three-and-a-half time unit duration]
