Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread David Kastrup
"Peter Gentry" writes: > Thanks Chris I guessed most of the format but the # Escaped me. To > # or not to # that is the question. > >> \chords { >> \set ChordNames.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar (steel)" >> \myChordsTransposed >> } I

RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
>-Original Message- >From: David Kastrup [mailto:d...@gnu.org] >Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 10:50 AM >To: Peter Gentry >Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org; 'Christopher R. Maden' >Subject: Re: More ponderings on Chordmode > >"Peter Gentry" <

RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
>-Original Message- >From: lilyp...@andis59.se [mailto:lilyp...@andis59.se] >Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 11:24 AM >To: Peter Gentry; lilypond-user@gnu.org >Subject: Re: More ponderings on Chord // Anders wrote >I'm just using the in Windows built in synthesizer so it >doesn't sound

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread lilyp...@andis59.se
Just to be sure. You removed the \chordnames part and added the \chords. When I did this I got a guitar (well, it didn't sound like a guitar, but it was not a piano) both for the melody and the chords. I think it would be beneficial if you attached the .ly file so we can see what you have

RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
Thanks Chris I guessed most of the format but the # Escaped me. To # or not to # that is the question. >Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 14:33:22 -0600 >From: "Christopher R. Maden" >To: lilypond-user@gnu.org >On 02/05/2016 02:31 PM, Peter Gentry wrote: >> I cannot discover a

RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
I must be a tad slow. However I incorporate your suggestion still no guitar sounds when the chords play (only for the melody notes). The snippet does compile without error but seems to have zero effect. Thanks Chris I guessed most of the format but the # Escaped me. To # or not to # that

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
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RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
Hello Colin Yes the melody notes on the staff play as a "guitar" but the chords sound as the default piano. >-Original Message- >From: Colin Campbell [mailto:c...@shaw.ca] >Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 1:02 AM >To: Peter Gentry; lilypond-user@gnu.org >Sub

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread lilyp...@andis59.se
On 2016-02-06 12:05, Peter Gentry wrote: I have tried a couple of different instrument names. The chord sound does vary but still very much piano like. \score { << \chords { \set ChordNames.midiInstrument = #"banjo" \myChordsTransposed } \new FretBoards { \set

RE: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Peter Gentry
>-Original Message- >From: Steve Downes [mailto:st...@kingswayelec.co.uk] >Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 11:48 AM >To: lilyp...@andis59.se >Cc: Peter Gentry; lilypond-user@gnu.org >Subject: Re: More ponderings on Chordmode > >It may or may not be relevant

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread Steve Downes
It may or may not be relevant but I find if I do what have you done I can get it change to sample to a guitar sound. However it doesn't sound like a guitar to me unless I sort out the chord voicing to a guitar inversion as well. This is quite a bit of work so I usually silence the chord names so

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-06 Thread David Kastrup
"Peter Gentry" <peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk> writes: > > >>-Original Message- >>From: David Kastrup [mailto:d...@gnu.org] >>Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 10:50 AM >>To: Peter Gentry >>Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org; 'Christopher R

More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-05 Thread Peter Gentry
I cannot discover a means to have the chords sound as a guitar in this example everything I try ends up as a piano. Is it possible to assign a midiInstrument to the chordNotes? \version "2.19.25" \include "predefined-ukulele-fretboards.ly" \storePredefinedDiagram #default-fret-table

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-05 Thread Christopher R. Maden
On 02/05/2016 02:31 PM, Peter Gentry wrote: I cannot discover a means to have the chords sound as a guitar in this example everything I try ends up as a piano. Is it possible to assign a midiInstrument to the chordNotes? \chords { \set ChordNames.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar

Re: More ponderings on Chordmode

2016-02-05 Thread Colin Campbell
On 16-02-05 01:31 PM, Peter Gentry wrote: I cannot discover a means to have the chords sound as a guitar in this example everything I try ends up as a piano. Is it possible to assign a midiInstrument to the chordNotes? \relative c'' \new Staff { \set Staff.midiInstrument =