Try the hints on this page, especially frescobaldi
<http://lilypond.org/easier-editing.html>, if you haven't checked it out
already.
Since I think you will get many suggestions, here is a short description of
my working process for transcribing sheet music for the Mutopia Project.
You may not find it applicable to your process and working layout but it is
quite efficient for me.
- Ubuntu linux with 3 windows, an emacs editor and 2 pdf viewers, one for
source, one for LilyPond output. I overlay the LilyPond output over the
source so that only the source system of interest is showing. (Working from
paper is actually quicker but I am a paperless kind of guy.)
- Typically treble in one voice, bass in another (I transcribe mostly
classical guitar music), one measure per line with bar checks ('|'). (In
emacs, when '|' is typed, the time for the measure is calculated and
displayed.)
- Transcribe only notes, no dynamics, markups, etc.
- Transcribe treble first, reviewing each system as you finish.
- While transcribing bass, review treble.
- Add dynamics and markups using point-and-click, reviewing once more.
- Walk through with midi.
- I let LilyPond position/auto-beam/etc. then do a tweaking pass if
necessary.
I use the compile command in emacs as I work so that clicking on an error
message will take me to the problem line. This method allows me to work
entirely from emacs, only moving to the pdf viewers when need to I scroll
to the next system in the source.
- I prefer 'fixed' entry over absolute and relative.
- make generous use of 'repeat unfold' for short repeated patterns.
- use 'q' note entry for repeated chords.
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:39 PM, Samuel Speer <samuelsp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> It takes me ages to enter the note data into LilyPond. Last night I spent
> almost an hour a page just getting notes and lyrics in. Does anyone have
> any tips for quick entry? I do have a midi keyboard but haven't tried it
> much. It seems slow because I have to switch back and forth with the
> computer keyboard to do articulations, durations, etc.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sam
>
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