Re: Changing and playing a different instrument in MIDI

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noeck" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Changing and playing a different instrument in MIDI


> Hi,
>
> from the other replies I conclude that the Voice has no midiInstrument
> and one cannot change the instrument inside the staff.
>
> Or do you mean 'set' (once for the whole piece) by 'change'?
>
> In both cases, if you want different instruments within the same staff,
> you could make a separate midi score using the same music variables
> which has more staves. Like (pseudocode):
>
> \score { % for pdf
>    staff << { voice1a voice1b }  voice2 >>
> }
>
> \score { % for midi
>  <<
>    staff { voice1a }  with midiInstrument = flute
>    staff { s1*n  voice1b } with midiInstrument = accordion
>    staff { voice2 } with midiInstrument = guitar
> >>
> }
>
> HTH,
> Joram

Probably better to follow the instructions in the snippet "Changing MIDI 
output to one channel per voice" in the NR.

--
Phil Holmes