Re: Pick a pitch/instrument in MIDI output

[M Watts]

Matthew Rowles wrote:
> I've read all of that.
>
> All of those instruments are pitched. I want just a snare drum to hit
> out the rhythm.
>   

One way would be to play a midi file through a Jack-aware player like 
timidity, connecting timidity's midi output to the midi input of the 
Hydrogen drum machine, or Gneutronica.
> I can't access the percussion midi instruments as I'm not using a drum
> staff, and if I was, the notes would still change (percussion)
> instrument as the "pitch" changed.
>
> Basically, I want to replicate an audio RhythmStaff.
>
> So, maybe a better phrased question: Can I pick a particular midi
> instrument "pitch" (eg c', snare etc...) and use that for all notes in
> my score?
>
>