Re: Is Lilypond right for this need?

2006-10-31 Thread Cliff Pruitt
I understand the "not take the time to be accurate" but my guess is at some point you might want to be more accurate. My general LP template uses voices for chord names, a rhythm context, and some other instrumental line - could be a vocal melody, but I'm primarily a bass player so more of

Re: Is Lilypond right for this need?

2006-10-31 Thread Cliff Pruitt
Thanks for the advice. The suggestions would be great if I were more proficient at writing out music in general. I think what I'm trying to figure out is the best way to approximate the correct phrases quickly without taking the time to be accurate. I'm very slow at determining music notat

Is Lilypond right for this need?

2006-10-31 Thread Cliff Pruitt
Hi All, I wrote earlier today about a first time use question and got a very helpful answer, so first let me say thanks to the list as a whole. I'm starting to learn Lilypond and I think its a great piece of software. Obviously there is a learning curve but I'm OK with that. Before I get

New User (Problems getting started)

2006-10-31 Thread Cliff Pruitt
Hey everyone, I'm just trying Lilypond for the first time today and I'm hoping this list is a resource that can help me out a bit. I use an Intel based Mac running OS X 10.4.8. I'm hoping to get Lilypond running via the command line (not via the OS X GUI). The hope is to use Lilypond for