Re: \hideNotes and MIDI

[David Wright]

On Fri 12 Aug 2016 at 07:06:04 (+0200), Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> 
> >> shouldn't \hideNotes also suppress music output to the MIDI file?
> > 
> > Why?  \hide\ff is nice for inserting MIDI-only instructions.
> 
> Mhmm.  Given that it actually makes the corresponding object only
> transparent, thus influencing the typesetting process, I wouldn't call
> that `MIDI-only'.
> 
> > \hideNotes allows one to have ties work "across" voices.
> 
> I use \hideNotes to provide better positioned ties emulating `laissez
> vibrer ties'.
> 
> > You won't get accurate MIDI without actually making use of the
> > hidden notes for similar reasons.
> 
> For my use case, I don't want to hear those notes at all...
> 
> >> Right now, it doesn't...
> > 
> > I don't see that we'll get to a good MIDI rendition that way.
> > \hideNotes is employed in situations where certain stuff only works
> > in a single Voice, and that problem tends to be similar in MIDI and
> > PDF.
> 
> OK, so is there an alternative, except using tags?  Something like a
> \midiOnly command?

Wouldn't it be more natural to have   \hide Midi   available, like
\hide NoteHead, \hide Stem and (for some reason) \omit Flag.
Or the commands   \mute   and   \unMute   might be a better way of
expressing this.

Cheers,
David.