Re: Is anyone maintaining midi2ly?

[David Kastrup]

Michael Ellis <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi, It's been a few years since my last post here.  I'm wondering about the 
> status of
> midi2ly.  I just tried the version that came with 2.18.2 and it seems to 
> handle meter
> changes incorrectly.  Here's a short example produced from a midi file 
> imported into
> MuseScore 2.1
>
> msc2-meter-example.png
>
> and here's the result of processing what midi2ly produced from the same file
>
> ly-meter-example.png
>
> The MuseScore output is correct and matches the tempo and meter items
> embedded in the original midi file (attached).  I've also verified with 2 
> different
> DAW's (Reaper and Logic X) that the midi file is imported correctly.
>
> The application that produced the midi file is called tbon. It's a shorthand 
> notation
> language I wrote for projects where fast notation entry is more important than
> having the full capabilities of LilyPond.  If you're curious about tbon, go to
> https://github.com/Michael-F-Ellis/tbon . The README has a link to a live 
> online
> demo.
>
> I'd really rather use LP than MuseScore for the times when I want to engrave 
> the
> output from tbon since LP still produces better looking scores, imo, but not 
> being
> able to handle meter changes is a showstopper.

I get correct PDF output on 2.21.0 but a nonsensical wash of bar checks
that appear to cater to 2/4 throughout.

-- 
David Kastrup