How to determine the values in tuplet-definitions

Working with MNX - first attempt:

Tried to dump data from my internal data structure as MNX-code. This 
showed up to be a bad idea. Conversion from MusicXML to MNX must be at 
the highest possible level.

But one experience: For a tuple-definition like in MNX Proposal Overview 
of 26 April 2017 (5.3.6. Sequences - <tuplet actual="3/8" normal="1/4">):
How do you determine the values in the denominators? E.g. in 3/8 and 1/4 
the values 8 and 4? Would 6/16 be the same as 3/8? It seem to me that 
only the ratio counts (ratio=3/2). Also the words "actual" and "normal" 
seem to me to be confusing. I should consider "actual" to mean the real 
value (sounding when played) in the music and not the graphic appearence 
(but this was also the names of MusicXML).

How to determine these values 8 and 4 in like 3/8 and 1/4?

Best regards
Mogens

Received on Thursday, 27 April 2017 20:39:07 UTC