On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM Lukas-Fabian Moser <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm not an expert on this, but if I understand the MIDI world correctly, > then > > - \drummode creates drum sounds from the MIDI channel 10 drum world > (where each 'pitch' encodes a different drum instrument), > > - Setting midiInstrument to "woodblock" selects woodblock as an > instrument from the same category as piano or cello, in particular, not > the woodblock sound from the channel 10 drum collection. > > So from this point of view, the behaviour you observed is not surprising > I think.
Hi Lukas, Before your reply, I was pondering a bit, and was thinking something akin to "Maybe it's because setting the instrument makes it expect pitch values..." but hadn't pursued that fleeting thought. Your answer provides a more detailed support of that thought. Thanks!
