I understood that percussion notation is a rather complex subject with no real standard. Here is my 2c.
For percussion I was thinking of extending the decorations semantics to avoind introducing an entirely new syntax. For example: K: clef=perc stafflines=3 middle=e +ClosedHiHat+ +xhead+ _e _e +Cowbell+ +thead+ ^e z | _e _e z ^e This would map "_e" to the "closed hi-hat" sound in the GM mapping and the "Cow bell" sound to "^e". The "_e" will be printed with an "x" head and the "^e" with a triangle head. The "perc" key will indicate that the decorations apply to each of the following notes. In conjunction with the overlay symbol (&) this would lead to interesting notations: K: clef=perc +ClosedHiHat+ +xhead+ a/4 a/4 z/ a &\ +OpenHiHat+ +cxhead+ f/ z/ f &\ +SplashCymbal+ +tbhead+ z/ d z/ Alternatively one could introduce an extended command like: %%abc-percussion ClosedHiHat=_e,xhead SplashCymbal=^g,chead to map each MIDI percussion sound to a note (for the position on the staff) and to a notehead. Of course we should also add decorations like +SoftStick+, +brush+, +atedge+, ... to help players. And what about specific notation for instruments like djembe (see http://www.alternativeculture.com/music/rhythm3.htm#notation) And we should ask ourselves if the "%%midi drum" command would'nt be enough! I would like to implement what does most sense to musicians. Drummers/percussionists, anyone? Remo D. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/mjFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abcusers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
