Re: General newbie query: Creating and displaying dynamic scores using Lilypond?

[Mike Solomon]

On Nov 6, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Alice Eldridge <address@hidden> wrote:

Dear Lilypond list, 

We are plotting a networked score system, where each part can be updated dynamically from a central controller. In the simplest case, this would be a set score, with a means to indicate the current bar, as an ensemble plays - this might be a vertical line scrolling through, a change in font colour etc. This would then be displayed on a tablet.

Lily pond seems like it might be a nice starting point to develop something like this - can anyone advise: Is this something which could be developed using the API as a starting point??

Many thanks in advance. 

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Dr Alice Eldridge

Music Informatics

Chichester 2 2r209

Department of Informatics and Engineering

 

address@hidden

+44 (0) 1273 87 7267

Hey Alice,

If you are not set on using LilyPond, Guido is made exactly for this sort of thing.

guido.grame.fr

With API calls available to recuperate the placement of objects.

Otherwise, if you want to use LilyPond, I have a project with a couple other people in the works to make this possible, but it will take a bit of time.

Cheers,

~Mike