Re: drum notes

[Rune Zedeler]

Joerg Anders wrote:

> I'm about to improve the NoteEdit drum notes export.

The lilypond drum notation is currently not working properly in 1.7.
When I get time and energy ( :-( ) I will make some better drum support.
I don't think that you should spend much energy in supporting the 
current (1.6) drum system as it will probably not keep on working. As I 
said: It does not work in 1.7.

> To comprehend the system I wrote the following 
> "crash test:
>
>   \include "paper16.ly"
>
>   \include "drumpitch-init.ly"
>
>   drh = \notes { \clef "percussion"
> 	bda4 bd	ssh ss | ssl sna sn hc | sne tomfl hhc hh | tomfh hhp toml hho | 
> 	hhho tomml tommh cymca | cymc tomh cymra cymr | cymch rb tamb cyms | cb cymcb vibs cymrb | 
> 	bohm boh boho bolm | bol bolo cghm cglm | cgho cgh cglo cgl | timh timl agh agl | 
> 	cab mar whs whl | guis guil gui cl | wbh wbl cuim cuio | trim tri trio ua | 
> 	ub uc ud ue | da db dc dd | de r r r
>         \bar "|."
>   }
>
>   \score {
>     \context Staff=drumst \notes <
>       \apply #(drums->paper 'drums) <
>         \context Voice=voa {\stemUp \drh }
>       >
>     >
>   }
>
> During "ly2dvi" a get a lot of messages of this kind:
>
>   warning: lily-guile: Kit `drums' doesn't contain drum `triangle'
>   See lily/drumpitch.ly for supported drums.
>   warning: lily-guile: Kit `drums' doesn't contain drum `opentriangle'
>   See lily/drumpitch.ly for supported drums.
>   warning: lily-guile: Kit `drums' doesn't contain drum `oneup'
>
> And only a few notes have special drum heads.
> But I consulted "drumpitch.ly". The "bda bd ssh ss ..." words are

This is the expected result. The 'drums kit is for typesetting a normal 
drum kit - and percussion instruments (like the triangle) not present on 
a typical drum kit will not be typeset normally.

The transposing pitches (from ua in the above) are  NOT drums - they 
should only be entered as arguments to transpose-like commands.

-Rune