Hello, I was looking for a way to create Lilypond files at a better speed than just typing them by hand. Someone suggested I use my computer keyboard as a MIDI keyboard. I didn't know Lilypond could do this, and looking online, I found vmpk, rumor, and lyqi and compiled the latest versions of each with success.
Vmpk is the midi keyboard itself, and rumor and lyqi are the programs that take input from a midi device and convert it into lilypond syntax, right? Lyqi seems more advanced, somehow, than rumor... My question is, which should I use, and how should I use it? I can start vmpk successfully, but beyond that I am unsure on what to do. `lyqi` returns "command not found" and `rumor` reports: "ALSA port connection error; do it manually using `aconnect'". `aconnect -i` says: $ aconnect -i client 0: 'System' [type=kernel] 0 'Timer ' 1 'Announce ' client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel] 0 'Midi Through Port-0' client 128: 'VMPK Output' [type=user] 0 'VMPK Output ' ... and `aconnect -o` says: $ aconnect -o client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel] 0 'Midi Through Port-0' client 129: 'VMPK Input' [type=user] 0 'VMPK Input ' I am not sure what I should connect to what. What is particularly confusing to me is why "inputs" are listed under the list of what are supposed to be "outputs". Has anyone had success with getting Midi to Lilypond to work? I appreciate your time, - R. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/How-to-connect-Midi-keyboard-to-Lilypond-tp151351.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user