Giles Boardman <giles.board...@hotmail.co.uk> writes: > Hello, > > I am reading that I can create MIDI output which is different from the > printed output. For example, I can unfold repeats in the midi output > but use alternative endings and double barlines in my score. Awesome! > > So, I tried it and I notice that my MIDI output doesn't reflect the > key signatures (everything is in C with accidentals) while my > on-screen preview (even when I only have a midi block and no layout > block) and the .pdf have sharps and flats at the beginning of the > staff. > > The snippet about midi output in the documentation show the key > signature as written in the example, but as mentioned, that doesn't > mean it has made it into the MIDI file. Before I troubleshoot further, > can anyone confirm what I should expect, please?
Key signatures are a facet of MIDI files, not of a live MIDI stream. If you play music via a sequencer, the sequencer knows the signature, the instrument doesn't. At least that's what I remember. -- David Kastrup
