Re: midi2ly

[Mats Bengtsson]

Did you read the section on MacOS X in the manual:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Notes-for-the-MacOS-X-app#Notes-for-the-MacOS-X-app

/Mats

Rafael González wrote:

> I have a Mac 10.4. I downloaded lilypond and I am able to typeset 
> files and turn them into MIDI files.
> I have come to a dead stop in trying to produce lilypond files from 
> MIDI files. I tried to invoke midi2ly as instructed in the manual:
> "
>
> *midi2ly translates a Type 1 MIDI file to a LilyPond source file. *
>
> *MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for digital 
> instruments: it specifies cabling, a serial protocol and a file 
> format. The MIDI file format is a de facto standard format for 
> exporting music from other programs, so this capability may come in 
> useful when importing files from a program that has a converter for a 
> direct format. *
>
> *midi2ly converts tracks into **Staff* 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/Staff#Staff>* 
> and channels into **Voice* 
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/Voice#Voice>* 
> contexts. Relative mode is used for pitches, durations are only 
> written when necessary.* "
>
> The command line tells me: *No such file or directory*. The version I 
> downloaded is: 2.10.33-1. It downloaded easily just by clicking in the 
> GUI. Should I have downloaded it through the command line in order to 
> get midi2ly, and other xxxxly conversion files?
>
> Rafael
> γγγ
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