Re: What's the least input into a score to get midi output added?

[Jay Hamilton, Sound and Silence]

YES!
That's problem/issue/solution thanks- I did get it to work after that 
correction.
Hooray.
Jay

Bec and John wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I just tried the "Notes only" template and got an error that I 
> commonly get when I copy and paste from the Lilypond manual - it 
> doesn't like the " ’ " character that is in the manual. I have to 
> manually delete them and reinsert " ' ". Then it typesets fine. Below 
> is the "Notes only" template with the modification, which works fine 
> on my installation of Lilypond 2.7.3 on OS 10.4.
>
> \version "2.6.0"
>
> melody = \relative c'
> {
>     \clef treble
>     \key c \major
>     \time 4/4
>
>     a4 b c d
> }
>
> \score
> {
>     \new Staff \melody
>     \layout
>     {
>        
>     }
>     \midi { \tempo 4=60 }
> }
>
> - John
>
> > When I copy and paste from the first template example and then copy 
> > and paste my chosen notes I get
> >
> > error: syntax error, unexpected STRING
> > \new Staff
> >           \melody
> >
> > When I delete those parts I get
> >
> > A lovely pdf file no error messages and no midi even though I now 
> > have at the end
> > \score {
> > \layout { }
> > \midi { \tempo 4=60 }
> > }
> >
> >
> > So the example template in this instance does not seem to work at I 
> > expect.  Which is why I asked- what's the minimum?
> >
> > Jay
>
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