Re: Help with Denemo Version 2.6.0

[Richard Shann]

On Sat, 2023-12-02 at 13:09 -0600, Thomas Czerny-Dorsch wrote:
> Hi Richard, thanks for responding so promptly.
> 
> After some more testing, I concluded that my midi export problem is
> tied 
> to a specific file. However, I can't figure out what might be causing
> this problem.
Does it play inside Denemo?
You are welcome to post the score with this strange behavior -
preferably after deleting whatever can be deleted without the problem
going away (see "delete measures from cursor" etc in Staffs menu).

>  I have a slightly older file of the same song and midi 
> export works.
> 
> I have another question: I prefer the Linux version, and in
> preferences, 
> there is a midi out option 'portmidi' - I am wondering if I can
> connect 
> midi port using JACK to a a virtual instrument. Denemo's portmidi is
> not 
> showing in JACK connections and I am a little lost here.

I think you may need --enable-jack in the ./configure step to get JACK
support in Denemo.
HTH
Richard
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> 
> Thanks for helping, have a nice weekend,
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/2/23 04:41, Richard Shann wrote:
> > On Fri, 2023-12-01 at 12:56 -0600, Thomas Czerny-Dorsch wrote:
> > > My operating system version is ...Linux Mint, I compiled Denemo
> > > 2.6
> > > from
> > > source code and I am running it from directory /src
> > > 
> > > I have a one grand staff with notes that I want to export to a
> > > midi
> > > file. Denemo writes a midi file, but there are no notes, it's
> > > just an
> > > empty midi file.
> > Does the playback work? (That uses the MIDI sequence that should be
> > saved to file on export).
> > 
> > By empty midi file I'm assuming you don't mean it is a file with
> > zero
> > length but that it has all the other MIDI stuff as for a MIDI file.
> > I just tested MIDI export on a score with a single note and
> > timidity
> > played the note ok. I then saved the MIDI for an empty score and
> > timidity played that too with this output  in the console:
> > 
> > timidity junk.mid
> > Playing junk.mid
> > MIDI file: junk.mid
> > Format: 0  Tracks: 1  Divisions: 384
> > Sequence: PartI
> > No pre-resampling cache hit
> > Playing time: ~3 seconds
> > Notes cut: 0
> > Notes lost totally: 0
> > 
> > Can you test in the same way/post the MIDI output/output from
> > timidity
> > etc. As far as I can tell, it is working fine.
> > Note, however, that this MIDI generation is (like the playback)
> > very
> > basic - the Playback View uses LilyPond's more sophisticated MIDI
> > output which may be what you want.
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > > I tried also Denemo 2.5 (also on Linux Mint) and Denemo 2.6 on
> > > Windows,
> > > I also checked the manual.
> > > 
> > > Please let me know
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Thomas
> > > 
> > >