MIDI and transposing instruments
i'm trying my hand at finally using the midi output of lilypond to
audition my scores (instead of relying on my horrid piano playing).
after a bit of messing around, and a while looking through the docs,
i'm a bit stumped as to what to try next. i've defined instruments
for example:
tenorsax = \transpose c d' \relative c {
% tenor notes (in concert pitch)
}
tenorsaxone = {
\set Staff.instrumentName = #Tenor
\set midiInstrument = #tenor sax
\clef treble
\tenorsax
}
and yet i can't get the midi playback to play the concert pitches,
only the transposed notes (sounds as written). i'm sure i'm using the
\transpose command wrong, but i don't know how. any help?
thanks in advance,
bernie
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Re: constructing a jazz piece
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This can certainly be a good practice to separate out annotations or
dynamics and such. This is one aspect of separating musical content from
typesetting layout.
i'm happy to find a way to globalize rehearsal marks, double bar lines,
etc. can anyone help me figure out why my /global block is creating a new
staff below my instrument staves each time? i get the rehearsal marks above
everything, but there's an unwanted blank staff below each staff group with
the text markup on it
these are (hopefully) the pertinent snippets:
global = {
\time 5/4
\set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-letters
\tempo 4=108
s1^Intro - open s4 | s1 s4 |
s4 \mark \default s1 |
\repeat unfold 7 { s1 s4 } \bar ||
s4 \mark \default s1 |
\repeat unfold 7 { s1 s4 } \bar ||
s4 \mark \default s1 |
\repeat unfold 6 { s1 s4 } \bar |.
}
%% and then later on in the score block
\score {
\new StaffGroup = horns
\global
\new ChordNames = trpchords \transpose c d {\harmony}
\new Staff = trumpet \trumpet
\new ChordNames = tenorchords \transpose c d {\harmony}
\new Staff = tenorsaxone \tenorsaxone
\new ChordNames = chords \harmony
\new Staff = trbn \trbn
\new StaffGroup = rhythm
\global
\new ChordNames = chords \harmony
\new PianoStaff = piano \piano
}
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Re: music notation
i am also definitely not a programmer, and i really value the quality and control that i get using lilypond (after migrating from finale). it's just a matter of making a paradigm shift from wysiwyg score editting to text-based score engraving. fwiw, i got finale 2000 to work on my linux box under wine without too much hassle. but i never ended up using it once i started learning lilypond... bernie On 10/31/07, notesetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Later versions of Finale export to musicXML. Check to see if this is supported by a newer version of notepad. If not, you may need to have help from someone working with a full version of Finale. Good luck, Dave Graham Percival-2 wrote: The lilypond-user mailist can answer this in more detail than the bug list, so I have CC'd them. The short answer is that non-programmers can use lilypond without problems, but I do not believe that finale files can be imported to lilypond. The best route is probably musicXML, but I'm not certain if finale can create musicxml files. Cheers, - Graham Steve Sedberry wrote: I've been using Finale Notepad, 2000 version, for the past six years or so and am interested in moving from Windows 98 to an open source operating system. I am interested in using Lilypond and am hoping to import my finale notepad files into the Lilypond program for further editing and printing. Two questions: Since I am not a programmer and cannot fix bugs should I resist the urge to try Lilypond? Can finale notepad files be easily imported into Lilypad? Thank you for your help. Steve Sedberry on the border of Alabama/Georgia, USA ___ bug-lilypond mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-music-notation-tf4725371.html#a13517719 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
tweaking ending brackets and chord name heights
i'm writing a lead sheet (single staff melody with chord symbols above) mostly with success so far. however, i've noticed that when using alternate-ending repeats, lilypond puts the chord symbols above the repeat ending brackets, making the chords unappealingly high for that entire line. could someone point me in the right direction to figure out how to adjust the relative heights of the brackets and chord names? i have a feeling it'll be more involved than i will immediately understand... thanks in advance, bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: /parenthesize in drummode?
On 5/19/06, Han-Wen Nienhuys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
\context DrumVoice = 1
\with { \consists Parenthesis_engraver }
{ s1 *2 }
this syntax at least doesn't generate any errors from lilypond, but
still doesn't result in a pdf with any parenthesized notes for me.
the output looks totally fine except that the /parenthesize-ed notes
are normal notes. what else could i be missing?
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Re: /parenthesize in drummode?
On 5/22/06, Han-Wen Nienhuys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you have to use \parenthesize NOTE 4 even for single notes. Graham, something for the docs? beautiful, thanks so much for clarifying things. i'll be happy to write a little addition to the documentation about this (drummode and ghost notes) and send it to lilypond-devel@gnu.org soon, today or tomorrow. would it fit as an addendum to 7.4.3 in the manual? i'd love to see the Parenthesis_engraver added as a defalt plugin for drummode in the first place, since ghost notes are a common (at least to me) occurence in drum music (especially drum set). bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: /parenthesize in drummode?
On 5/17/06, Han-Wen Nienhuys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you have to add Parenthesis_engraver to the DrumVoice context definition
--
thanks, i didn't get contexts and was afraid to learn until now. how
do i customize the context plugins if my drumVoice is instantiated
this way:
\context DrumVoice = 1 { s1 *2 }
where does the the \with { \consists Parenthesis_engraver } fit
with this syntax? i can't get lilypond to recognize that part yet.
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/parenthesize in drummode?
i'm trying to use the /parenthesize to create ghost notes in a drumset
part using /drummode. i don't get any error messages from lilypond,
but i don't see any parentheses in the output (just regular
noteheads). i have a feeling that the fact that items must be
directly connected with a music input element to work with
/parenthesize, but i'm not sure.
am i crazy, does this work for anyone else?
\version 2.8.1
\new DrumStaff
\context DrumVoice = 1 { s1 *2 }
\context DrumVoice = 2 { s1 *2 }
\drummode {
\override Score.MetronomeMark #'padding = #4.0
\tempo 4 = 118
\repeat volta 2 {
{ cymc8[ hho] hhc[ sn- hh16 \parenthesize sn] hh8[ hho-] hhc
hh sn- }
\\
{ bd4 r4 bd8 bd r4 }
{ hh16[ \parenthesize sn hho8-] hhc[ sn- hh16 \parenthesize
sn] hh[ \parenthesize sn hho8-] hhc[ sn- hh] }
\\
{ r8 bd r4 bd8 bd r8 bd }
}
}
thanks for any help,
bernie
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Re: lilypond-book: where are my noteheads?
On 4/10/06, Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It turns out that Bernie's problems appear since he has a too old version of ghostscript installed (to verify what version you have, run the command 'gs --version'). Clearly, GNU Ghostscript version 7.07 is too old. Version 8.15 should hopefully be new enough, but install the newest you can find at www.ghostscript.com. /Mats thanks again for all your help. i'm glad it was a simple problem, and i've upgraded ghostscript to find everything looks great! bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
lilypond-book: where are my noteheads?
i just upgraded to version 2.8.1 from 2.4.5 , which is the last version on fedora core 1 (planet ccrma packages). i removed the ccrma 2.4.5 package, then installed the new one using the installer from the lilypond download page. i noticed that the 2.4.5 rpm installed to /usr/share while the installer put 2.8.1 in /usr/local, but i don't know if that's relevant to my problem. lilypond itself seems to be working fine, but now when i use lilypond-book to make latex files, the noteheads (and clef symbols, time signatures) disappear from the latex output. i realize it's probably latex that's broken, not lilypond, but i don't know enough about fonts to figure out where to fix it. any help would be greatly appreciated, bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: lilypond-book: where are my noteheads?
On 4/7/06, Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please read the instructions for lilypond-book in the new manual! /Mats after going back to the manual, i can't find anything that addresses this particular problem. using --psfonts in the lilypond-book call still produces a file that, when compiled in latex, creates a document with no noteheads in the musical examples. i also tried the [fontload] option in the \lilypondfile statements in my original latex file, to no avail. sorry, CLI is exciting but pretty new to me... how do i find out which program (lilypond, lilypond-book, latex, xdvi) is not finding what it needs? all the programs seem to run without any glaring error messages... ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
lilypond-book: where are my noteheads?
-- Forwarded message -- From: bernie arai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Apr 7, 2006 4:06 PM Subject: Re: lilypond-book: where are my noteheads? To: Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 4/7/06, Mats Bengtsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You need both the flag --psfonts to lilypond-book and the corresponding flag -h ... to dvips, as described in the manual, to get the musical font into the Postscript file. Note that the note heads will not show up in your DVI viewer. /Mats thanks for your attention to my troubles, mats. i've been following the manual instructions to a T since the start (or so i believe). using the --psfonts flag for lilyopnd-book and the -h for divps. still, the resulting pdf has no noteheads. dvips shows some font not found type of errors, but the manual says i should ignore them. i don't know how to see a more verbose output from ps2pdf (to look for error messages), so i'm having trouble figuring out where the problem is originating. btw, thanks for letting me know that the DVI viewer won't show the noteheads, but the pdf should. that would be really helpful in the user's guide. i kept looking at the dvi and assumed the problem must be somewhere before that in the chain, but i now know that's not neccessarily so. bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: ghost notes
On 4/5/06, Graham Percival [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5-Apr-06, at 6:06 PM, bernie arai wrote: i'm wondering whether anyone can help me find out if it is possible to create ghost notes in drum/percussion notation, where the notehead (whatever type it is) is surrounded by parentheses. i found a post in the archives of this list asking the same, but there were no replies. any news? See 9.2.6 This isn't placed in a good spot; I'll move it soon. - Graham thanks for pointing that out - i wouldn't have looked there... does \parenthesize work in \drummode ? i get a syntax error trying : \parenthesize sd ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: ghost notes
On 4/6/06, bernie arai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/5/06, Graham Percival [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See 9.2.6 This isn't placed in a good spot; I'll move it soon. - Graham thanks for pointing that out - i wouldn't have looked there... does \parenthesize work in \drummode ? i get a syntax error trying : \parenthesize sd arrrgh, never mind. i'm sorry, i think it must be because i'm using an old version (2.4.5)... ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
ghost notes
hi, i'm new to the list, and been trying to learn lilypond on and off (first through noteedit, now directly text-editting) for a little while now. i'm simply floored by the quality of output (i'm coming from using finale in windoze to lilypond in fedora) i'm wondering whether anyone can help me find out if it is possible to create ghost notes in drum/percussion notation, where the notehead (whatever type it is) is surrounded by parentheses. i found a post in the archives of this list asking the same, but there were no replies. any news? thanks in advance, bernie ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
