Re: importing midifiles

[Colin Campbell]

On 2017-04-17 06:18 AM, Bert Van den Brink wrote:
> Dear all I just subscribed to the mailing list and as a real beginner I have a 
> question about importing midi.
> How to configure that?
> I already have the output of midi but maybe you need a totally different 
> context for this.
> As I am blind lilypond is really a fantastic tool aspecially for me to control 
> really what I write in stead of computer programs taking their own decisions. 
> :-)
Welcome to the 'Pond, Bert!

If you haven't already done so, I would recommend installing 
Frescobaldi, which is an editor developed by a countryman of yours. 
Frescobaldi has a large set of tools developed especially for LilyPond, 
and one is a menu option to run a utility called midi2ly, which in turn 
is intended to convert MIDI files into lilypond code. Be aware, though, 
that no tool is perfect at the job, and you will need to do some 
cleaning up after the import. Still, for people such as I who don't play 
keyboard instruments, it can often save a good bit of typing.


Don't hesitate to ask questions here: we're a friendly lot, and your 
questions will help others as well. In fact, I believe there is at least 
one other blind composer on the lists.

Cheers,
Colin


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