Thanks
Mats. You were right my problem was with the syntax; and, importing
files from midi is not going to save much work. Another problem is that
not all Type 1 midi files are recognized by midi2ly. Conversely the
midi files created by Lilypond are not recognized by my Windows based
notation program( an old version of Cakewalk). They are recognized by
Windows Media Player and Winamp. This is all very interesting. I am not
a programmer, but I am quickly getting used to the syntax in Lilypond.
It is very intuitive, and aside from a few minor inconveniences, it is
a wonderful tool. Thanks for your help. Pat
My guess is that your real problem is a lack of understanding about the file system structure in Cygwin (which is the LINUX like system that you run when you use the Cygwin command prompt). When you start the Cygwin command prompt, you will be in your Cygwin home directory, which is the folder with your login name located below C:cygwinhome. So, you could either use that as your working directory, i.e. move your MIDI files there, or you could change working directory using the command 'cd'. The conventions are slightly different than usual Windows. For example, to move to the folder to C:Documents and SettingsubbagDesktop, you should run the command cd /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/bubbag/Desktop/
Having said all this, I can warn you that you probably will not find midi2ly that useful anyway, since a MIDI file only contains a small part of the information contained in a normal printed score and it also is tricky for a program to get the rhythm right unless the MIDI file was produced by some other notation program.
/Mats
/Mats
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> I have just begun to use Lilypond, and I must say that the output I've > gotten so far is truly beautiful. I cannot seem to import midi files > with midi2ly. Can someone please explain the proceedure to me. I have > tried many different combinations and continue to get error messages > such: as file does not exist etc. I am running Winows Xp SP-2. I am > certain that when I see how it's done that I will feel a little foolish. > Thanks in advance, > Pat Gainer > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/emreg > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >lilypond-user mailing list >address@hidden >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > >
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