Re: Percussion Notation

2015-10-06 Thread Kevin Tough
rt towards a modern drum key used today online. I don't think however that you will find an official standard. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Wed, 2015-10-07 at 00:57 +, Spencer Raybourne wrote: > Could someone please explain Lilypond percussion notation vs. > Standard percussion notation (

Re: My finances for working on LilyPond

2015-10-23 Thread Kevin Tough
On Fri, 2015-10-23 at 03:10 +0200, Simon Albrecht wrote: > On 22.10.2015 19:21, David Kastrup wrote: > > As you all know, my sole source of income are donations from happy > > LilyPond users. It would appear that LilyPond users have stopped > > being > > happy with my work. > > You must know that

Re: Adding acoustic guitar (steel) to MIDI

2016-03-14 Thread Kevin Tough
system and playing the generated midi files with Fedora's default video player. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Mon, 2016-03-14 at 17:39 -0700, David Landt wrote: > the midiInstrument should read: "acoustic guitar (steel)", > not "acoustic guitar (string)" > > Th

Re: Is this reasonable/playable (guitar)?

2014-03-06 Thread Kevin Tough
What application/software is used on linux to play the generated midi file. I have tried Movie Player, Tux Guitar, KGuitar and they all are missing components or crash. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Thu, 2014-03-06 at 18:00 +0100, David Kastrup wrote: > David Kastrup writes: > > >

Indicators for guitar Strumming Direction and force

2014-03-07 Thread Kevin Tough
bols other than arrows but I do not know them - perhaps something like an upside down U ??? I must look further into what \improvisationOn does as it was in a snippet I copied. I would appreciate help in finding out if Lilypond can produce Strumming Patterns for my use. Namas

Producing Strumming Pattern Examples

2014-03-07 Thread Kevin Tough
be greatly appreciated. Namaste, Kevin Tough \version "2.18.0" %StrummingTemplate.ly arrUp = _\markup \translate #'(-.2 . 0) \rotate #90 "?" arrDown = _\markup \translate #'(.8 . 8) \rotate #90 "?" %{strokeDown = \markup { \postscript #" 0.9 set

Re: Producing Strumming Pattern Examples

2014-03-07 Thread Kevin Tough
rokeFingerOrientations = #'(up) > > \repeat unfold 4 > > { c4\StrDown c8\StrDown c\StrUp c4\StrDown c8\StrDown c\StrUp } > > } > On Fri, 2014-03-07 at 17:45 +0100, Kevin Tough wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have been working on creating strumming pattern exam

How do I expand lyrics...

2014-03-18 Thread Kevin Tough
ot;Jingle should stay put in the next staff. "X" is currently holding the place but naturally does not belong there. HO, HO, HO, Christmas is only 9 months away. Namaste, Kevin Tough \version "2.18.0" % JingleBells.ly \language "english" \paper { ragged-right =

Re: How do I expand lyrics...

2014-03-18 Thread Kevin Tough
Hey Thanks, when I first read the manual I thought Lilypond's symbol to spread or center a lyric between two note values was the double underscore. No matter how I placed or spaced it this naturally didn't work. Now I see from playing with your example that the slur does do the job in this case. I

Slide from some where undetermined

2014-06-12 Thread Kevin Tough
to use the G from the second string these circles with numbers start showing above the G Namaste, Kevin Tough ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Slide from some where undetermined

2014-06-13 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi, I am assuming that the use of grace notes and the Lilypond syntax is concurrent with proper music theory, which I am slowly starting to learn. Thanks for your tip Federico! On Fri, 2014-06-13 at 08:44 +0200, Federico Bruni wrote: > > Il 13/giu/2014 07:39 "Kevin Tough&q

Re: Slide from some where undetermined

2014-06-13 Thread Kevin Tough
-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods \override Glissando.thickness = #2 } } } I have yet to play with the parameters of Glissando but I imagine they are more or less self-explanatory. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Fri, 2014-06-13 at 09:14 +0100, Phil Burfi

Fedora 19 Lilypond and Vim

2013-10-01 Thread Kevin Tough
han Frescobaldi? Namaste, Kevin Tough ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

LibreOffice, Latex Docs ?? Documenting Lilypond's *.pdf output

2013-10-04 Thread Kevin Tough
As a Lilypond newbie in what direction should I be looking to be able to create documentation including Lilypond's pdf output. Inserting the *.pdfs into Libre Office in Fedora seems to be a dead end, at least directly. Namaste, Kevin

Aligning output question

2013-10-12 Thread Kevin Tough
ff \relative c'' { \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4 e2 e f f g g e e f f g g e e f f g g f f e e \bar "|." } \new TabStaff \relative c' { %\override Stem #'transparent = ##t %\override Beam #'transparent = ##t e2 e f f g g e e f f g g e e f f g g f f

Re: Aligning output question

2013-10-12 Thread Kevin Tough
formatting I'd like. Namaste, Kevin On Sat, 2013-10-12 at 15:20 +0200, Marc Hohl wrote: > Am 12.10.2013 15:09, schrieb Kevin Tough: > > One of the last hurdles I have to figure out to start producing course > > notes is to Left/Right jusify staff output, if it is possible. I'

Stand alone guitar chord diagrams

2013-10-12 Thread Kevin Tough
might use. I'm running Linux and would prefer something open source. Namaste, Kevin Tough ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Stand alone guitar chord/scale diagrams

2013-10-14 Thread Kevin Tough
ith chords, Lilypond will be great! Namaste, Kevin Tough On Mon, 2013-10-14 at 15:16 +0200, Johan Vromans wrote: > Kevin Tough writes: > > > Perhaps I had should describe what I am looking for more as a neck > > diagram for guitar because I want to do more than just a chord shape.

Should this be entered relative or ...

2013-10-27 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi folks, my first try at bass notes. It is a lot of fiddling to keep the proper tab positions or I am doing something the hard way. The notes and their positions I want indicated in the tab are correct for the first four bars. I can carry on in this way but is this the best way? Namaste, Kevin

Re: On creating "title pages" and the like

2013-10-27 Thread Kevin Tough
re Lilypond can find it. Only respond to this mail if you have had a problem with the file. I will dig into the documentation about snippets, should I need to get this working. Cheers, Kevin Tough On Sun, 2013-10-27 at 21:07 -0500, James wrote: > On Oct 27, 2013, at 19:03 , Joshua Nichols wro

Re: MEI

2014-01-10 Thread Kevin Tough
the keywords and other particulars of lilypond code, then this might be a great opportunity for the lilypond community. >From a very satisfied lilypond user, go lilypond go! Namaste, Kevin Tough On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 10:46 +0100, Urs Liska wrote: > I think this is important also for u

Can I write a bass line with score, same staff?

2015-01-11 Thread Kevin Tough
d E should be played in unison, quarter note duration. Is this possible? Namaste, Kevin Tough ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Voice notes stem direction, bass line with score

2015-01-11 Thread Kevin Tough
the half notes. The quarter note stems go downward. Can the stem direction be defined per Voice and then would perhaps the rests be printed on the staff? Voice one stems down and voice 2 upward As it is it is not very readable. Namaste, Kevin Tough

Re: Voice notes stem direction, bass line with score

2015-01-11 Thread Kevin Tough
Thanks for the tips. I did a google search and obviously used the wrong keywords. I'll be digging into the manual this week. Take care and thanks On Sun, 2015-01-11 at 18:26 +0100, Thomas Morley wrote: > 2015-01-11 18:21 GMT+01:00 tisimst : > > Kevin, > > > > Voices 1, 3, etc. (odd numbered) poin

Re: Custom DrumStaff

2015-01-22 Thread Kevin Tough
I just tried your example and Lilypond produced the following error messaages. Could it be due to my version of 2.18.2? Parsing... TwoInstruments.ly:14:16: error: syntax error, unexpected UNSIGNED r8\p bol8 r8 8% 4 TwoInstruments.ly:26:10: error: syntax error, unexpected U

Learning Manual 2.18 2.41 Organizing pieces with variables

2015-01-24 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi Folks, I'm trying to get up to speed with variables but I am missing something obvious or the documentation is not clear. In the example the escaped \cm generates an escaped character not recognized error message. If I stick it in a layout block it is recognized. Then however the variable is no

Re: fret-diagram and chord name

2015-01-25 Thread Kevin Tough
"fs" then Lilypond will insert an esus2, if I'm not mistaken. Make the gs an a and you have a sus4. Lots of luck with the rest of your code. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Mon, 2015-01-26 at 02:43 +, MING TSANG wrote: > Hi, Lilyponder: > There is no reponse to the following

Re: fret-diagram and chord name

2015-01-25 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi Ming, just after I responded to part of your question I read through another topic. Take a look at the mails about naming a Gsus7 chord. They explain the behaviour I wrote to you about. Namaste, Kevin Tough On Mon, 2015-01-26 at 05:13 +0100, Kevin Tough wrote: > Hi, I'm just start

Re: "hiding" tablature - adding a blank tablature to music

2015-02-04 Thread Kevin Tough
Probably not quite the solution you need but I was able to hide a single occurrence in the Tabstaff with... \override Head #'transparent = ##t fs It was not quite perfect in that part of the Tabstaff grid will be covered with white (erased so to speak). Namaste, Kevin On Wed, 2015-02-04 at

Adding lyrics to basic drum beat

2015-02-05 Thread Kevin Tough
s not become midi output. I would like to have the complete midi output and the lyrics. Namaste, Kevin Tough Code: \version "2.18.2" % MinimalDrumWithMidi.ly \include "./sjs_drumconfig.ly" %#(set-global-staff-size 70) \paper { ragged-right = ##f } \header { t

Re: Adding lyrics to basic drum beat

2015-02-06 Thread Kevin Tough
h multiple voices: > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#automatic-syllable-durations > > Cheers, > Joram > > Am 06.02.2015 um 01:10 schrieb Kevin Tough: > > \version "2.18.2" > > % MinimalDrumWi

Re: Adding lyrics to basic drum beat

2015-02-06 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi Again, I thought I better be a little clearer. Lilypond states it cannot find voice. The pdf includes the high hat notes. The high hat notes are missing from the midi file??? Namaste, Kevin On Fri, 2015-02-06 at 09:04 +0100, Kevin Tough wrote: > Hi Joram, > > I've been reading

Re: Adding lyrics to basic drum beat

2015-02-08 Thread Kevin Tough
h hh r hh } >\new DrumVoice = "dv" \drummode { \voiceTwo bd4 sn bd r sn } > >> > \new Lyrics > \lyricsto "dv" { One Two Three Four } > >> > > \score { > \m > \layout { } > } > > \score { > \m > \midi { > \context { > \DrumVoice > \alias Voice > } > } > } > > > Thanks David K., > Harm You guys are great. Thanks so much! Namaste, Kevin Tough ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Lilypond, Linux and Vim

2015-02-12 Thread Kevin Tough
ction. I'd be grateful for a few suggestions of worthy OS alternatives in the linux world that also implement Lilypond. My searches some months ago surprised me that Lilypond standard implementation by many Linix flavours was not so up to date. Namaste, K

Re: Lilypond, Linux and Vim

2015-02-13 Thread Kevin Tough
On Fri, 2015-02-13 at 13:56 +0100, Johan Vromans wrote: > On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:54:58 +0100 > Kevin Tough wrote: > > > Once again my favorite linux OS Fedora is giving me some problems. > > Oh? Let's see... > > > The implementation of Lilypond with Vim is

color scheme (syntax highlighting vim Fedora 22)

2015-03-14 Thread Kevin Tough
Hi others and Pierre, They or someone has changed the syntax highlighting colors in Fedora 22. I hope it was not you Pierre. I find the syntax highlighting terrible on my notebook. I don't know if users of this list can effect any changes so parallel I will try to contact someone in their developm

Re: Do we really offer the future?

2015-04-23 Thread Kevin Tough
; > > > (Please take this as a plea for more help with the project! It is not > intended to downplay the efforts by the contributors to this thread.) > > > Best, > David > ___ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-u

Re: Guitar: Bend-release-bend

2015-04-24 Thread Kevin Tough
> > > > ___ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user This example gives me several error messages. I have always used :lcd %:p:h to work out of the directory of