Feature request: Midi-skip

[Heikki Johannes Junes]

Currently, it is possible to stop playing midi. If there was a way with
which the starting point could be set, it would be much easier to proof
check only certain part of the score to be written by listening the midi
output of that part only.

Typesetting can already be skipped by using property:

  \property Score.skipTypesetting = ##t
  ...
  \property Score.skipTypesetting = ##f

It would be nice if there was a similar skipping mechanism for midi, too.
That would make faster the process of evolving pieces.

Here is a proposal for the syntax:

\score {
  ...
  \midi { 
    \tempo 4 = 120 
    \skipforward 4   % skip forward certain number of bars
    \skipforward 1/4 % skip forward one fourth note
    % \skipforward 17/4 % an alternative way
  }
}

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      Heikki Junes