Re: There is no key signature in the generated Midi file ?

[David Kastrup]

Teerilahti Esko <address@hidden> writes:

> Always something missing, when I try to be short.
> I also have there definition
>  \language ”suomi”  (finnish)
> so ”h" is same as b, please do not stick to that.
>
> I didn’t yet get the lilymidi to work (missing midi.py, for some reason)
>
> I looked at the hex dump, and Yes, there is 
> FF 59 02 03 = Key signature ,  3 sharps = A major.
>
> However, I still do not understand why Finale Songwriter or MidiYogi
> cannot find it.
> They can find it from midifiles, produced by other tools.
>
> There might be something else ’non-standard’ which makes those to
> ignore some of the information.

Sigh.

>>>> More likely time and tempo are in the _control_ track whereas the key
>>>> (which needs not be the same across tracks) is in the individual
>>>> instruments' tracks.

>> Did you bother to check this?

Your screen shot of MidiYogi _clearly_ shows you looking in the control
track.  WHEREAS THE KEY (WHICH NEEDS NOT BE THE SAME ACROSS TRACKS) IS
IN THE INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENTS' TRACKS.

DID YOU BOTHER TO CHECK THIS?

-- 
David Kastrup