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As a follow up, I have found that importing the MIDI file into
MuseScore allows one to hear all of the instruments as written
(apart from a few minor oddities). There does not appear to be a
16 instrument limit, so this is useful for quick experimentation
and checking for wrong notes. However, I don't know how MuseScore
is doing it.
On 2020-12-31 10:09, ebenezer wrote:
Thanks Christian,
After a day of experimenting I will go the 2 scores route. Yes,
I'll be doing both: checking for wrong notes and outputting to a
DAW.
Tim.
On 2020-12-30 10:02, Christian Masser
wrote:
Hi!
I think that depends very much upon what you
want to do with the MIDI file. If it's only for listening
purposes to check for wrong notes, then you can send more
instruments (like alle the strings for example) to the same
channel. Disadvantage: they all sound the same and if the
same note occurs two times at the same time the first note
that ends cancels both, because they are one end the same
note in one channel.
If you need every single instrument on a
separate channel for further work outside lilypond you could
just make two separate books/scores with different halfs of
the instruments and merge them back where you want to
continue working with them. (Kind of like stem export in a
DAW.)
All the best
Christian
Hi everyone,
I'm creating my first Lilypond score, an arrangement
of A Te O Cara.
I am using Frescobaldi and used the Score Wiazrd to
get started.
I have now come across a MIDI limitation, a maximum of
16 instruments as I understand it.
I'm assuming I'm not the first to come across this
limitation; what is the easiest way to accommodate
more than 16 instruments within the constraints of a
score structured this way? ...
\version
"2.20.0"
\language "english"
\header {
% ...
}
\paper {
#(set-paper-size "a3")
}
\layout {
% ...
}
global = {
\key d \major
% ...
}
flute = {
\global
% -- measures _0 to _7
R1. |
r4. r4. r4. a''4( a''16) a''16 |
% ...
}
% ... more voices
flutePart = \new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "Flute"
shortInstrumentName = "Fl."
midiInstrument = "flute"
} \flute
%
... more staves
\score {
<<
\flutePart
% ... more parts
>>
\layout {
\set Score.currentBarNumber = #0
}
\midi { }
}
If this structure is not conducive to
implementing dynamic switching of MIDI instruments or
whatever is required, I would consider changing it,
but now rather than when I've completed the score!
Thank you for reading.
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