Hi. 2020-08-14 17:49 UTC+02:00, David Sumbler <da...@aeolia.co.uk>: > When working on a project in Lilypond I usually set things up to > generate midi files as well as printable output, mainly for note- > checking. But it is interesting to generate an ensemble midi file too. > I play these files with TiMidity, using the fluidr3_gm soundfont. > > I know the (very) basics about midi instruments (although I'm a bit > vague about midi channels), and I know how to improve things by using > timidity to generate wav files which I can import into qtractor or > similar and then edit the combined result. > > What I am about to ask is not really a Lilypond question at all (at > least, I don't think it is), but I am hoping that somebody on this list > can point me in the right direction. Clearly I am not making the right > searches on line, because I have never managed to find the information > I want. > > What I should like to know is > 1) how can I use drum and other untuned percussion sounds?
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/web/source/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-percussion#basic-percussion-notation http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/web/source/Documentation/notation/percussion-notes > 2) I notice that fluidr3_gm has dozens - probably hundreds - of extra > sounds and instruments beyond the standard 128. How can I access > these? On Linux, looking at /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg might give some ideas. > 3) how can I use other soundfonts? First line of the above configuration file reads ---CUT--- dir /usr/share/midi/freepats ---CUT--- $ ls /usr/share/midi/freepats Drum_000 Tone_000 > There seem to be a lot of free > soundfonts available on line, but I have no idea how I would use them. > It would be nice to have a decent trumpet sound (the fluidr3-gm one is > very poor), the sound of violin section as will as solo violin, string > harmonics, timpani roll and so on. > > Can anyone point me to a useful online source of such information? https://apfelboymchen.net/gnu/notes/timidity++%20multiple%20soundfonts.html https://freepats.zenvoid.org/ HTH, Gilles
