Re: Midi-output not generated

[Trevor Daniels]

Paul Rijke wrote Monday, October 12, 2009 12:42 PM
> I think you're right. I tried the example in the manual and I hear 
> the bd4
> dn4 bd4 sn4 in the midi, but only that! Do you think that this 
> will be
> fixed,

Most unlikely in the foreseeable future.  None
of the current developers seem interested in
working on midi.

> cause I really like it this way so I can create and combine all 
> kind
> of patterns to create a score very easily.
>
>     \new DrumStaff <<
>       \new DrumVoice = "1" { s1 *2 }
>       \new DrumVoice = "2" { s1 *2 }
>       \drummode {
>         bd4 sn4 bd4 sn4
>         <<
>           { \repeat unfold 16 hh16 }
>           \\
>           { bd4 sn4 bd4 sn4 }
>         >>
>       }
>     >>
>
> \midi { }

While this construct is nicer it's not really
much harder to set out the score as I suggested
below.  You need to change only the two music
variables to produce another score.  Use spacer
notes (skips) if one voice is silent.

Trevor

> Paul
>
> I haven't made extensive tests, but it seems the << {..} \\ {...} 
>  >>
> construct is incompatible with midi (drum?) output.  If you
> rearrange your score to use explicitly defined DrumVoice contexts 
> it
> should work.  Something like this:
>
> musicOne = \drummode {
>  \repeat unfold 8 { cymr8 }
> }
> musicTwo = \drummode {
>  bd8 bd8 bd4 bd8 bd8 bd4
> }
>
> \score {
>  \new DrumStaff <<
>    \new DrumVoice {
>      \voiceOne
>      \musicOne
>    }
>    \new DrumVoice {
>      \voiceTwo
>      \musicTwo
>    }
>  >>
>  \layout { }
>  \midi { }
> }
>
> I'll add this limitation to the Notation Reference after I've
> checked further (or if someone else confirms it before I find the
> time to check it).
>
> Trevor
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Rijke" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:17 AM
> Subject: Midi-output not generated
>
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have the following drum excersises written out for my daughter.
> > It prints
> > beautifully (except that I am not able to set the vertical 
> > spacing
> > to my
> > linking, but that's not that big of a problem). I just wonder why
> > the
> > midi-file (which is generated) only is 149 bytes long and 
> > contains
> > no sound.
> > Dows anybody know what's going wrong? There are no errors or
> > warnings in the
> > log.
> >
> >
> >
> > \version "2.12.2"
> >
> >
> >
> > \header {
> >
> >  title = "Drum practice Robin"
> >
> >  subtitle = "week 41 - 2009"
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > patternA = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          { cymr8
> > cymr8
> > cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >                                                               {
> > bd8 bd8 bd8
> > bd8 bd8 bd8 bd8 bd8 }
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> > patternB = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          { cymr8
> > cymr8
> > cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >                                                               {
> > bd4 bd bd
> > bd }
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> > patternC = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          { cymr8
> > cymr8 <sn
> > cymr>8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 <sn cymr>8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >                                                               {
> > bd4 hhp bd
> > hhp }
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > patternD = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          { cymr8
> > cymr8
> > cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >                                                               {
> > bd8 bd8 bd8
> > bd8 bd4 bd4  }
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > patternE = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          { cymr8
> > cymr8
> > cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >                                                               {
> > bd8 bd8 bd4
> > bd8 bd8 bd4  }
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> > patternF = \drummode {
> >
> >                                               <<          {cymr8
> > cymr8
> > cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8 cymr8}
> >
> >                                                               \\
> >
> >
> > {bd4
> > bd8 bd8
> > bd4 bd8 bd8}
> >
> >                                               >> }
> >
> >
> >
> > %%%%%%%%% It All Goes Together Here %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> >
> > \score
> >
> > {
> >
> >    \new DrumStaff <<
> >
> >                               \new DrumVoice = "1" { s1*2 }
> >
> >                               \new DrumVoice = "2" { s1*2 }
> >
> >                               {
> >
> >                               \patternB \patternB \patternB
> > \patternB
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternA \patternA \patternA
> > \patternA
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternC \patternC \patternC
> > \patternC
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternD \patternD \patternD
> > \patternD
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternE \patternE \patternE
> > \patternE
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternF \patternF \patternF
> > \patternF
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternF \patternE \patternD
> > \patternC
> > \break
> >
> >                               \patternD \patternF \patternC
> > \patternE
> > \break
> >
> >                               }
> >
> >                               >>
> >
> >
> >
> >                \layout {
> >
> >                               indent = #0 %this makes the first
> > bar
> > beginning at the same position as everything else
> >
> >                               %fit as much on a page as possible
> >
> >                                %between-system-padding = 9.5\cm
> >
> >                               %between-system-space = 4\cm
> >
> >                               system-count = #8
> >
> >                               ragged-bottom=##f
> >
> >                               ragged-last-bottom=##f
> >
> >                               proportionalNotationDuration =
> > #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
> >
> >                               \context {
> >
> >                                               \DrumStaff
> >
> >
> > \override
> > Beam #'thickness = #0.4
> >
> >
> > \override
> > VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-5 . 5)
> >
> >
> > \override
> > BarLine #'hair-thickness = #0.2
> >
> >
> > \override
> > Stem #'thickness = #0.2
> >
> >
> > \remove
> > "Time_signature_engraver"  %this removes the time signature from
> > the first
> > bar
> >
> >                                               }
> >
> >                               }
> >
> >
> >
> >                \midi { }
> >
> >
> >
> > } %end score
>
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