Re: nuancing and customizing midi rendering

[Bric]

On 01/15/2014 02:37 PM, Peter Bjuhr wrote:
> On 01/15/2014 08:28 PM, Bric wrote:
> > Please forgive me if this has been discussed and/or documented; I 
> > haven't found specifics yet.
> >
> > Are there lilypond controls for things like staccato, accents, and 
> > other articulations/dynamics, with respect to midi output?
> >
> > I noticed that the midi output is sensitive to the "\staccato" 
> > directive, for instance, trying alter the sound accordingly.
> >
> > But can one finesse the \staccato, controlling the exact length of 
> > the note, in milliseconds or whatever the midi resolution allows?
> >
> > also, any other similar ornamentations, and articulations one could 
> > control and customize in lily code ?  I realize the piano, forte, 
> > fortissimo, etc., are honored, and there is a minimum and maximum 
> > midivolume directive, which apparently would factor into crescendo's 
> > and diminuendo's... How/where do i find out more ? 
>
> Maybe this could be a good starting point!?
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/what-goes-into-the-midi-output_003f
>
> Take also a closer look at The Articulate script mentioned...

Looks like the Articulate script tries to simulate stoccato by 
shortening written note duration and writing in a compensating rest 
(i.e., { e4\stoccato b\stoccato } is converted to { e16 r8. b16 r8. }). 
  As the documentation warns, this, of course, alters the rendered 
visual while (trying to) alter the midi properly.

It seems that IDEALLY, one would want the modification to be done 
directly on midi level, with the visual, written left unaltered. Plus, 
if there were a variety of overrides and (micro)controls over specific 
midi durations, with the conventional dynamic notation included among 
the parameters of the functions, it would be the ultimate way to finesse 
the midi audio, it seems.