Re: lilypond tool and MidiInput

[David Santamauro]

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:01:21 -0000
"Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> Graham Percival wrote Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:49 PM
> 
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:03:48PM +0100, Bertalan Fodor 
> > (LilyPondTool) wrote:
> >>
> >> David Santamauro wrote:
> >>> What is the status (if any) of LilyPondTool MIDI output? Is 
> >>> there any
> >>
> >> Hi, LilyPondTool is not, but LilyPond IS developed in that 
> >> direction.
> >> However, there is much work to do, and you are certainly welcome 
> >> to
> >> contribute better MIDI output if you can.

I haven't programmed scheme since SGML/Jade days... I'll need to brush
the cobwebs out of the way and put my glasses on.


> >> Currently LilyPond doesn't support the performance articulation 
> >> marks
> >> (like staccato), not to mention "humanization".
> >
> > I believe that Dr. Peter Chubb's work adds articulations marks.
> > Sadly, nobody has contributed any doc work about this:
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/usage/midi-articulation
> > so I can't even point you at his webpage(s).
> 
> Peter's original announcement, with articulate.ly and some 
> instructions for its use is at 
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2008-08/msg00108.html
> 
> Trevor

Many thanks, I'll take a good look at it and see what it brings --
can't promise anything, but I will surely look.

Is there any demand for this or am I a corner case?

thanks again,

David