How to connect Midi keyboard to Lilypond?

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Hello,

I was looking for a way to create Lilypond files at a better speed than just
typing them by hand. Someone suggested I use my computer keyboard as a MIDI
keyboard. I didn't know Lilypond could do this, and looking online, I found
vmpk, rumor, and lyqi and compiled the latest versions of each with success.

Vmpk is the midi keyboard itself, and rumor and lyqi are the programs that
take input from a midi device and convert it into lilypond syntax, right?
Lyqi seems more advanced, somehow, than rumor... My question is, which
should I use, and how should I use it? I can start vmpk successfully, but
beyond that I am unsure on what to do. `lyqi` returns "command not found"
and `rumor` reports: "ALSA port connection error; do it manually using
`aconnect'".

`aconnect -i` says:

$ aconnect -i
client 0: 'System' [type=kernel]
    0 'Timer           '
    1 'Announce        '
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
    0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 128: 'VMPK Output' [type=user]
    0 'VMPK Output     '

... and `aconnect -o` says:

$ aconnect -o
client 14: 'Midi Through' [type=kernel]
    0 'Midi Through Port-0'
client 129: 'VMPK Input' [type=user]
    0 'VMPK Input      '

I am not sure what I should connect to what. What is particularly confusing
to me is why "inputs" are listed under the list of what are supposed to be
"outputs".

Has anyone had success with getting Midi to Lilypond to work?

I appreciate your time,

 - R.



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