Re: Weirdo with midifiles

[anders stenberg]

anders stenberg wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks to Linda Cantoni!
>
> Did try and got  the midi  to work with som fiddling with changing  
> context Voice to context Staff but lost some things in the visual 
> apartment as the "mensuralstrichte" dissapeared all together.
>
> Restored the file to what it was in the beginning. Added a new Score 
> block for midi  using "context choirStaff" and "new Staff" commands 
> and  Lo I got it:   visuals and midi.
>
> By tviddling around some more I.e. splitting each music and lyrics 
> string in two: Incipit and  Main,  I also did get a midi  sans  
> incipit notes and a  visual score con Incipit.
>
> Eaven if the accute problem thus is solved I would like to know why 
> the combination Staffgroup, context Voice, and midi did behave in this 
> way.
>
> Anders Stenberg
>
>
>
> Linda Cantoni wrote:
>
> > Hi, I had exactly the same problem the other day, also using 2.6.4 
> > Windows
> > XP native.  The only way I could solve it was by switching to a 
> > regular SATB
> > choir format (i.e. using ChoirStaff instead of StaffGroup).  I have 
> > no idea
> > why that makes a difference, and I don't know if that will work for 
> > you in
> > terms of the visual layout.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Of anders stenberg
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:02 AM
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> > Subject: Weirdo with midifiles
> >
> > Helo!
> >
> > I' v Had something weird happen to  a few times now.
> > Im working  on Windows XP with the native - lilypond 2.6.4  through a 
> > jEdit- editor with a lilypond tool .
> >
> > I'v been using the Ancient notation/  transcription  of 
> > mensuralnotation example from the manual as a template for editing  
> > renaisance music. When adding a midi block to the score I get a real 
> > weirdo. The midi comes out as somekind of percussion ensemble with 
> > sounds of drums, bels et.c. instead of normal notes. (It isn't the 
> > Lilytools midi listener as I also  listened  on Timidity and Realplayer)
> >
> > Changing the "instrument" with the "\set Staff.midiInstrument = 
> > "choir aahs"  isn't working neither with the comand put in the 
> > musicinput strings of the parts nor by putting it in the score block.
> >
> > I Did also try just run the orginal transcription example as it 
> > stands but adding a midiblock  and I got the same weird result.
> >
> > I don't thing it's my set up as I get a normal midi when I build 
> > something similar  from scratch.  Cant figure out what in the example 
> > does this. Its  anoying as using the example as a template is a 
> > convinient way to get a Incipit with the orginal notation on a 
> > score.  Listening to check for errors in orginall or editingis is a 
> > necessary part of  the transcripting process as  auraly cheching the 
> > edditorial accidentals . ( Making my own template and use that 
> > usually ends by my "loosing" it some where in the files by forgetting 
> > where in which subsubsub folder its stored. So beeing able to 
> > copypaste it from the Lilyhelp in jEdit or from the manual on 
> > lilysite is convinient)
> >
> > Anders Stenberg
> >
> >
> >
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