MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Hi, I'm trying to export a lilypond score to MIDI (then I want to import it in TuxGuitar). I have 2 problems: 1. the score starts with a partial measure, but the MIDI can't understand that...so when I import it in TuxGuitar, the notes are not placed correctly in the bars. There's any cool

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Federico Bruni wrote: Hi, I'm trying to export a lilypond score to MIDI (then I want to import it in TuxGuitar). I have 2 problems: Just a quick explanation. I know it may seem weird exporting from Lilypond to TuxGuitar (most of people is interested about the other way around, from .tg 2 .

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : > 1. the score starts with a partial measure, but the MIDI can't understand > that...so when I import it in TuxGuitar, the notes are not placed correctly > in the bars. > There's any cool workaround? > I know TuxGuitar does not support partial measure.. Maybe I should wr

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : > 3. the MIDI output is polyphonic according to timidity (I think, see below), > but not when I import it in TuxGuitar: > > Playing Guitar/Tablature/Bach/bourree.midi > MIDI file: Guitar/Tablature/Bach/bourree.midi > Format: 1  Tracks: 2  Divisions: 384 > Sequence: contro

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Peter Chubb
> "Federico" == Federico Bruni writes: Federico> Hi, I'm trying to export a lilypond score to MIDI (then I Federico> want to import it in TuxGuitar). I have 2 problems: Federico> 1. the score starts with a partial measure, but the MIDI Federico> can't understand that...so when I import it

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Francisco Vila wrote: I think that tailored scores for MIDI output are the standard way of doing things. In a perfect world, the score you code for printing with lilypond would serve without any modifications to produce a perfect MIDI show, but there is still a large gap between those worlds, gi

Re: RFC: new vertical layout engine

2009-06-17 Thread Joe Neeman
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Cameron Horsburgh wrote: > At Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:25:54 +0300, > Joe Neeman wrote: > > > > [1 ] > > [1.1 ] > > > > [1.2 ] > > I've started working on a new system for doing vertical layout in one > pass (ie. positioning and > > stretching the systems simultaneo

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Peter Chubb wrote: Federico> 2. the repeats and alternatives are not displayed Federico> correctly. I've read about this workaround: Federico> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/user/lilypond/Repeats-in-MIDI#Repeats-in-MIDI \unfoldRepeats will still work. Do like this: \score {

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Francisco Vila wrote: 2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : 3. the MIDI output is polyphonic according to timidity (I think, see below), but not when I import it in TuxGuitar: Playing Guitar/Tablature/Bach/bourree.midi MIDI file: Guitar/Tablature/Bach/bourree.midi Format: 1 �Tracks: 2 �Divisions: 384 Sequ

Re: RFC: new vertical layout engine

2009-06-17 Thread Cameron Horsburgh
At Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:24:18 +0300, Joe Neeman wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Cameron Horsburgh > wrote: > > > I produce a lot of conductor's scores (with one system to a page) but > I've always found the spacing to detract a lot from the overall > excellence of th

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : > Francisco Vila wrote: >> >> 2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : >>> >>> 3. the MIDI output is polyphonic according to timidity (I think, see >>> below), >>> but not when I import it in TuxGuitar: >>> >>> Playing Guitar/Tablature/Bach/bourree.midi >>> MIDI file: Guitar/Tablature/

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Francisco Vila wrote: From your message I understood that you wanted one tab, not two. But what I did not understand is that you do want polyphony and for some reason you don't get any. What are exactly the symptoms that make you say there is not polyphony? Two voices merged on a track should

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Federico Bruni wrote: Francisco Vila wrote: I think that tailored scores for MIDI output are the standard way of doing things. In a perfect world, the score you code for printing with lilypond would serve without any modifications to produce a perfect MIDI show, but there is still a large gap b

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Mats Bengtsson wrote: Please note that Francisco did not say that you have to repeat any of the actual music in your LilyPond file. It should be easy to obtain the things that have been discussed in this thread using only two separate \score blocks for the printed version and the MIDI version

Re: RFC: new vertical layout engine

2009-06-17 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Joe, What I would *really* love are high-level commands to set intra-piece (section) system-count and page-count options. For example, I'd like to say that in an ABA form piece, the B section must be on two pages (whereas the leading A and trailing A' sections can be "auto-flowed" by Lil

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : > But what about the starting partial measure? > *How can I tell in the midi score section: "hey, substitute the \partial in > the first measure with a rest"?* > > If I can set this variable, I can remove the voices I wrote specifically for > the MIDI. > And my score woul

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Francisco Vila wrote: 2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : But what about the starting partial measure? *How can I tell in the midi score section: "hey, substitute the \partial in the first measure with a rest"?* If I can set this variable, I can remove the voices I wrote specifically for the MIDI. And m

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Francisco Vila
2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : > An example would be very useful.. > > I don't know hot to add the two new variables in sequence with the rest of > the music. firstPartial = { \partial 4 e'8 fis' } secondPartial = { \partial 4 g8 fis } firstRests = { s2. e'8 fis' } secondRests = { s2. g8 fis } fi

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Francisco Vila wrote: 2009/6/17 Federico Bruni : But what about the starting partial measure? *How can I tell in the midi score section: "hey, substitute the \partial in the first measure with a rest"?* If I can set this variable, I can remove the voices I wrote specifically for the MIDI. An

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Neil Puttock
2009/6/17 Ted Walther : > Neil, great work on Sacred Harp stuff. Thank you. :) I think this was one of my first attempts at LilyPond hacking. > > In minor keys, the sixth degree is played half a step higher than is > written.  Can you alter the minor mode so that when I correctly write > the six

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Jonathan Kulp
Neil Puttock wrote: 2009/6/17 Ted Walther : Neil, great work on Sacred Harp stuff. Thank you. :) I think this was one of my first attempts at LilyPond hacking. In minor keys, the sixth degree is played half a step higher than is written. Can you alter the minor mode so that when I correctl

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Polesky
Jonathan Kulp wrote: > Can't you just a modal key signature instead of a tonal one? > You're describing the Dorian mode, after all. If the tonic is > G, then tell Lilypond the key is D minor and you should be all > set. Even better: \key g \dorian - Mark

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Jonathan Kulp
Mark Polesky wrote: Jonathan Kulp wrote: Can't you just a modal key signature instead of a tonal one? You're describing the Dorian mode, after all. If the tonic is G, then tell Lilypond the key is D minor and you should be all set. Even better: \key g \dorian Is that already a pre-defined

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Ted Walther
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 04:28:29PM -0700, Mark Polesky wrote: Jonathan Kulp wrote: Can't you just a modal key signature instead of a tonal one? You're describing the Dorian mode, after all. If the tonic is G, then tell Lilypond the key is D minor and you should be all set. Even better: \key

Re: SacredHarpHeads: possible solution to major/minor problem

2009-06-17 Thread Jonathan Kulp
Ted Walther wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 04:28:29PM -0700, Mark Polesky wrote: Jonathan Kulp wrote: Can't you just a modal key signature instead of a tonal one? You're describing the Dorian mode, after all. If the tonic is G, then tell Lilypond the key is D minor and you should be all set.

Time signature and bar engraver workarounds

2009-06-17 Thread Kalen Mercer
I am working on a piece with no time signature or bar engraver. However, I do want to have a few bars here and there, and a bar to end the piece. I am using the SATB vocal score on this page: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond- learning/Vocal-ensembles#Vocal-ensembles Is the

Re: Time signature and bar engraver workarounds

2009-06-17 Thread James E. Bailey
On 18.06.2009, at 03:30, Kalen Mercer wrote: I am working on a piece with no time signature or bar engraver. However, I do want to have a few bars here and there, and a bar to end the piece. I am using the SATB vocal score on this page: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/ user/lily

Re: RFC: new vertical layout engine

2009-06-17 Thread Andrew Hawryluk
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Joe Neeman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Reinhold Kainhofer > wrote: >> >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Am Montag, 15. Juni 2009 17:25:54 schrieb Joe Neeman: >> > I've started working on a new system for doing vertical layout i

Re: MIDI export: \partial measure and volta repeats

2009-06-17 Thread Federico Bruni
Mats Bengtsson wrote: An alternative that perhaps is even simpler, is to use the \tag and \keepWithTag features, see http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Different-editions-from-one-source#Using-tags for a general description and http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypo