1) I was apparently following some good practices in 2.6.5, since what I've done in 2.18.2 has been essentially seamless. But...
a) I miss my old editor, as I had a lot of code shortcuts built in it. Still, I had not updated it in many years, so there was an ancillary text file of snippets. I think with Notepad, a template file, and a code snippets file I will manage well. b) There were some pieces that I tried to do some instrument specific things (I recall tweaking a lot of code for a cross staff arpeggio's in a few piano pieces) - these will need work. But for the most part, creating midi files, well, game on! 2) The midi enhancements are great, I can put the dynamics in the music score where they belong (I was cheating and doing that visually in another program to manipulate the midi files), which can only make me a better composer. I guess I could have/should have been doing this in 2.6.5, but since I have to use something else to get good instruments sounds...so far the Lilypond instrument sounds are great. a) While this is all good things, there apparently is a constraint on getting a long terminal note to decrescendo in midi? Anyone with a hack? b) Articulations and dynamics are important. And hard work. Thanks...I guess. ;-) 3) The current advancements have me able to get basically where I was with LP 2.6.5 and AcidPRO 6, except for a for a few issues a) the terminal fade out mentioned above b) tempo changes in midi (have not yet tried that - any advice/warnings?) c) effects: I was evolving towards a very dry mix anyway, so the fact that the free-ware midi to mp3 converter has some digital artifacts (drums especially - on an open high-hat I hear it a lot) is nto a fatal issue. These are after all demos.. 4) One final thought, as my snippets/code are in purgatory - what's the code switch at the beginning of the input file to turn off the point-n-click in the PDF output? Thx!!! -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/2-18-2-Thoughts-so-far-tp181962.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user