The <swing> element
Parent element: <sound>
The <swing> element specifies whether or not to use swing playback, where consecutive on-beat / off-beat eighth or 16th notes are played with unequal nominal durations.
The <first> and <second> elements are positive integers that specify the ratio between durations of consecutive notes. For example, a <first> element with a value of 2 and a <second> element with a value of 1 applied to eighth notes specifies a quarter note / eighth note tuplet playback, where the first note is twice as long as the second note. Ratios should be specified with the smallest integers possible. For example, a ratio of 6 to 4 should be specified as 3 to 2 instead.
The <swing> element has no effect for playback of grace notes, notes where a <type> element is not present, and notes where the specified <duration> is different than the nominal value associated with the specified <type>. If a swung note has attack and release attributes, those values modify the swung playback.
Content
In this order
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Exactly one of the following
- <straight>
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In this order
- <first> (Required)
- <second> (Required)
- <swing-type> (Optional)
- <swing-style> (Optional)
Attributes
None.
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: