Re: [abcusers] Copyright indication / version indication
Bert Van Vreckem wrote: I use Emacs to transcribe tunes in abc and it manages the time stamp automatically. However, I wouldn't recommend installing Emacs just for abc Hmmm, useful. I'm an [x]emacs fan. Perhaps you can give some pointers on how you do this. -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074mob:(44)7802-572441 To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] force a linefeed in the ps output
joe mc cool wrote: How can I persuade abcm2ps to output a lf at the |: ? Or indeed anywthere ? Blah, it is so easy. I just put a T: before each |: I am really sorry for the stupidity of this question. Joe To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] force a linefeed in the ps output
Please, dealing with Irish traditional music. When beginners come to a repeat, they often experience difficulty locating the |: How can I persuade abcm2ps to output a lf at the |: ? Or indeed anywthere ? The -B option is not quite what I need. Sorry to trouble ye with this. -- Joe Mc Cool === Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074mob:(44)7802-572441 To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] play abc repeats a wee snatch
Jim Russell wrote: It works fine, but insists on repeating a wee snatch of the last part of the tune when it has finished. What happens if you use timidity to play the midi file directly to the sound card? The first note is played correctly, after that - jibberish. Does it happen to all your .abc files? Yes. I have just now pulled a midi file down from JC's Tine Finder and played it with: timidity -L /usr/share/timidity -Ou -ojoe.au test.mid play joe.au and the irritating repeat is still there. I can play the sample au files that come with xemacs fine. So, it would appear my problem is with timidity. Oh dear. Thanks a lot. Joe. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] play abc repeats a wee snatch
Please,
I use the following script to play abc:
###
use strict;
use File::Basename;
my $filename = shift;
my $volume = shift;
$volume++;
my $repeats = shift;
my $midi_file= "/tmp/".basename($filename);
my $au_file = "/tmp/".basename($filename).".au";
print "midi = $midi_file\n";
print "au_file = $au_file\n";
print "volume = $volume, repeats = $repeats\n";
if (-e $filename) {
system("abc2midi $filename -o $midi_file 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null");
}
system("timidity -L /usr/share/timidity -Ou -o$au_file $midi_file >
/tmp/timidity 2> /dev/null");
system("chmod 777 $au_file");# so they can be erased by anyone later
for (my $c = 0; $c <= $repeats; $c++ ) {
system("play -v $volume $au_file ");
}
###
It works fine, but insists on repeating a wee snatch of the last part of
the tune when it has finished.
If I try:
play -v 1 /tmp/my_audio_file.au
it does exactly the same thing.
If I try:
play -v 1 some_downloaded_audio_file.au
everything is fine and it has no spurious repeats.
Any hints ?
Thanks.
Joe Mc Cool
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[abcusers] floods and the low level
Please, I am sorry to trouble you all, but I cannot find abc's for either Flood's Hornpipe or The Low Level. JC's wonderful tune finder fetches a version of The Low Level OK, but it is not the one that is often played with Flood's. Thanks a lot. Joe Mc Cool To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Newbie Questions
Ed Skinner wrote: Gorgeous output!) Suggestions for longevity and portability are particularly Yeah, isn't it wonderful - thanks a lot to everyone. I presume that the absence of a collection of jazz/pop/country standards in abc format on the net is because of copyright issues. If such an archive exists, however, I'd appreciate a pointer. No. For Traditional music anyway See: http://ecf-guest.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/findtune.html wonderful, wonderful facility (thanks a lot John) Joe Mc Cool To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] printing the source file name
Jon Freeman wrote: Mmmm... I think Joe is looking for a switch (like -z or whatever) to do the work rather than using an abc header. Otherwise, an abcm2ps specific (I think) that could be useful is %%footer. abcm2ps -z blah Unknown flag -z %%footer this is some text produces nothing ! Sorry to be such a bore. But my reading of newfeatures, leaves me still without a solution. -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074fax:(44)-870-0520185 The more you say the less the better. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] printing the source file name
Please, using abcm2ps, how can I print the source filename - either the original abc file name or the postscript file name ? -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074fax:(44)-870-0520185 The more you say the less the better. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Re: repeats and bar numbers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |:abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|[1abc:|[2def||gab|... Which is what I would like to achieve. I have tried inserting %%setbarnb in various places, but it maketh not a button of difference. As it stands my abcm2ps will produce: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |:abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|abc|[1abc:|[2def||gab|... Which is not the end of the world, but it would be nice if it was as David describes. BTW, is it normal for the : to follow the 1st repeat rather than the 2nd as here ? -- Joe Mc Cool Tangent Computer Research BT71 7LN (www.tangent-research.com) voice:(44)2837-548074fax:(44)-870-0520185 The more you say the less the better. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] tune history
OT, I know: I have name of an "Irish" tune (jig, reel, hornpipe ...) how can I research its history ? Are there any web sites out there that enable me to look up the history of a tune ? Books ? Very often a tune can be known by more than one name. How can I find these out ? TIA. Joe. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] top margins
Please, I use abcm2ps on a linux machine and it works great. I then use ghostscript to print the resulting ps file to a laser printer. But how to I arrange to have a substantial margin at the top of the printed page ? I would like to print tunes unto a page that has already had a tune(s) printed. Of course I can combine abc texts into the one file and have multiple tunes on a page that way, but sometimes this is just not convenient. TIA Joe Mc Cool To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] OT: Battle of Aughrim
My kids and I play the battle of Aughrim something like:
(ABAG) (ABAE) | (ABAG) (ABAE) | (ABAG) (ABAE) | (ABAG) (ABAE) |
((3AGA) ((3AGA) ((3AGA) A>E | ((3AGA) ((3AGA) ((3AGA) A>E |\
((3AGA) ((3AGA) ((3AGA) A>E |
{C/E/F/GA}B3c d3e | d2e2 d2f2 | d2e2 d2f2 | d2e2 d2e2 | Td8 | cBAG HE4 |
(ABAG) (ABAE) | (ABAG) (ABAE) | (ABAG) A>E |
((3AGA) ((3AGA) ((3AGA) A>E | ((3AGA) ((3AGA) ((3AGA) A>E| (GABc) d3e|\
d3e d2f2| d2e2 d4 | (cBAG) HE4 |]
But I get the impression that the Battle of Aughrim, strictly speaking,
consists of a set of tunes, of which this is only part.
What are the other parts called please ?
Thanks.
Joe McCool
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Re: [abcusers] 18 new ABC sites dug out of google.com
John Chambers writes: > Joe writes: > | John Chambers writes: > | > Writing a program to query google and feed the results to another > | > program strikes me as a possible contender for "cool" status ... > | > | Too right ! > | > | And you wrote it in .. ? > > perl Gasp, yeah, isn't it wonderful, beautiful really ? And to think that people write poetry in it as well ! Thanks a lot. Joe To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] 18 new ABC sites dug out of google.com
John Chambers writes: > Writing a program to query google and feed the results to another > program strikes me as a possible contender for "cool" status ... Too right ! And you wrote it in .. ? Joe. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] chords for O'Neill?
John Chambers writes: > I should point out that Dan Beimborn was the prime mover in this > project. I transcribed a few hundred tunes, and then took it off > Dan's hands when he lost his original web space. But Dan should get > the credit for making it happen in the first place. Irrespective of who did it, I would like to thank you all very much indeed. It is a tremendous resource and really quite invaluable. Thank you again. Joe Mc Cool More power to yer elbows :-) (Or, should I say keyboards!) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] OT: hornpipes
This has nothing to do with abc, but Further to the King of the Fairies etc: I was told once that Hornpipes came originally from France. Is this true and in what way ? (Sigh, they are _still_ lovely !) Joe Mc Cool To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] Re: Folkband
John Chambers writes: > Well, the Irish definitely claim it, and there's a step It also _sounds_ Irish. Great tune, irrespective. Joe Mc Cool To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
