Re: tie not working; harmonica midi instrument wanted

[Xavier Scheuer]

On 6 March 2013 18:55, Carl J. Weber <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A few baby questions. I just started a few days ago with LilyPond.
>
> 1. In the second measure, the second tie is good on the .midi playback, but
> in that measure, the first tie doesn't work, and the notes are played
> separately, though tied in the visual staff.

Hi,

Looks like issue #3091 to me.  Should be corrected in versions >2.17.12
(cannot check with LilyPond right now though, sorry)
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3091

> 2. I'm writing a method for harmonica, and I would like to change the midi
> instrument to harmonica with the hope of getting a non-articulated slur.

  \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"harmonica"

Maybe you'll have to add

  \layout {
    \context {
      \Voice
      \remove "Slur_performer"
    }
  }


Cheers,
Xavier

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Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>