Re: midiInstrument changes play one note too late.

[David Kastrup]

Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> writes:

> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Michael Ellis
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure how I would go about implementing the suggested
>> workaround for my application.  I run into the problem primarily when
>> transcribing individual choral parts for my section.  It's nice in the
>> midi output if cues from other parts are sounded by a different
>> instrument.  Since I don't have time to transcribe the entire score,
>> it's not practical to use the built-in LilyPond cue methods
>
> Hmm?  IIRC to use "the LilyPond method" you don't need to transcribe
> the entire score, just the fragment you want to quote.  Be sure to add
> appropriate number of skips to have it appear at the right moment.
>
>> In any case, this seems to me like a fairly serious defect. I hope
>> it's on the list for 2.16.
>
> I'm sorry if it will sound harsh, but compared to some other things i
> definitely won't call it serious...  And it's not on the list for
> 2.16, unless you pay someone to fix it (i recommend David Kastrup).  I
> hope this won't discourage you, but i don't expect it to be on 2.18
> list, too - i guess it will be fixed in, like, 2 years or so.  Our
> development resources are *really that limited*.  So, please seriously
> consider fixing it yourself (we will provide basic guidance to you) or
> paying David.

Bugs that manifest themselves on proprietary software only (and it
sounds like it is a problem with a proprietary player) are not something
I could reproduce, so while I thank you for your recommendation, this
would not be a task I would have the means to tackle.

-- 
David Kastrup