As a follow up, I have found that importing the MIDI file into MuseScore
allows one to hear all of the instruments as written (apart from a few
minor oddities). There does not appear to be a 16 instrument limit, so
this is useful for quick experimentation and checking for wrong notes.
However, I don't know how MuseScore is doing it.
On 2020-12-31 10:09, ebenezer wrote:
Thanks Christian,
After a day of experimenting I will go the 2 scores route. Yes, I'll
be doing both: checking for wrong notes and outputting to a DAW.
Tim.
On 2020-12-30 10:02, Christian Masser wrote:
Hi!
I think that depends very much upon what you want to do with the MIDI
file. If it's only for listening purposes to check for wrong notes,
then you can send more instruments (like alle the strings for
example) to the same channel. Disadvantage: they all sound the same
and if the same note occurs two times at the same time the first note
that ends cancels both, because they are one end the same note in one
channel.
If you need every single instrument on a separate channel for further
work outside lilypond you could just make two separate books/scores
with different halfs of the instruments and merge them back where you
want to continue working with them. (Kind of like stem export in a DAW.)
All the best
Christian
ebenezer <ebene...@thedorsetpagdens.plus.com
<mailto:ebene...@thedorsetpagdens.plus.com>> schrieb am Mi., 30. Dez.
2020, 10:40:
Hi everyone,
I'm creating my first Lilypond score, an arrangement of A Te O Cara.
I am using Frescobaldi and used the Score Wiazrd to get started.
I have now come across a MIDI limitation, a maximum of 16
instruments as I understand it.
I'm assuming I'm not the first to come across this limitation;
what is the easiest way to accommodate more than 16 instruments
within the constraints of a score structured this way? ...
\version "2.20.0"
\language "english"
\header {
% ...
}
\paper {
#(set-paper-size "a3")
}
\layout {
% ...
}
global = {
\key d \major
% ...
}
flute = {
\global
% -- measures _0 to _7
R1. |
r4. r4. r4. a''4( a''16) a''16 |
% ...
}
% ... more voices
flutePart = \new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "Flute"
shortInstrumentName = "Fl."
midiInstrument = "flute"
} \flute
% ... more staves
\score {
<<
\flutePart
% ... more parts
>>
\layout {
\set Score.currentBarNumber = #0
}
\midi { }
}
If this structure is not conducive to implementing dynamic
switching of MIDI instruments or whatever is required, I would
consider changing it, but now rather than when I've completed the
score!
Thank you for reading.
