### 4.5.2 New spacing area

New sections with different spacing parameters can be started with `newSpacingSection`. This is useful when there are sections with a different notions of long and short notes.

In the following example, the time signature change introduces a new section, and hence the 16ths notes are automatically spaced slightly wider.

>     \time 2/4
>     c4 c8 c
>     c8 c c4 c16[ c c8] c4
>     \newSpacingSection
>     \time 4/16
>     c16[ c c8]

The `\newSpacingSection` command creates a new `SpacingSpanner` object at that musical moment. If the automatic spacing adjustments do not give the required spacing, manual `\override`s may be applied to its properties. These must be applied at the same musical moment as the `\newSpacingSection` command itself. They will then affect the spacing of all the following music until the properties are changed in a new spacing section, for example,

>     \time 4/16
>     c16[ c c8]
>     \newSpacingSection
>     \override Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = #2
>     c16[ c c8]
>     \newSpacingSection
>     \revert Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment
>     c16[ c c8]

#### See also

Snippets: Spacing.

Internals Reference: SpacingSpanner.

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