Editing Scaling durations

You can alter the length of duration by a fraction <code>N/M</code> appending `<code>*</code><code>N/M</code>' (or `<code>*</code><code>N</code>' if <code>M=1</code>). This will not affect the appearance of the notes or rests produced.

<lilypond version="2.24">
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=6
%% see also http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=324

\relative c'' {
  \time 2/4
  % Alter durations to triplets
  a4*2/3 gis a
  % Normal durations
  a4 a
  % Double the duration of chord
  <a d>4*2
  % Duration of quarter, appears like sixteenth
  b16*4 c4
}
</lilypond>

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