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Custom tuning and MIDI rendering

For custom tuning in MIDI output, you define both the pitches of the … …adjustment from equal-temperament, changing with every note. Each MIDI channel has its own pitch-bend. You can put each voice on a separate MIDI channel, so each voice can have an independent …

…override TrillPitchAccidental.alteration-glyph-name-alist = \alterationList \override AmbitusAccidental.alteration-glyph-name-alist = \alterationList } } % MIDI implements microtones as a pitch bend, with one … …Staff \remove "Staff_performer" \remove "Key_performer" % avoid midi bug, issue 748 } \context { \Voice midiInstrument = "drawbar organ" \… …gis g fis | eis fis b,2 } >> } >> \layout{} \midi{} }

Midi World music

Customized drum notation in printed and MIDI output

…example) may be used both in printed and MIDI output by defining such variables as drumPitchNames, drumStyleTable … …names, and tells LilyPond to use them for MIDI output.

…custom drum pitch names for your score and midi you need to follow %% this route: %% %%%%%%%%%%%% %% LAYOUT: %%%%%%%%%%%% %% %% (1) … …1. create pdf and midi %% 2. transform the midi back to a .ly-file %% (note: midi2ly is not … …djembe) drumPitchTable = #(alist->hash-table midiDrumPitches) } \one \layout {} \midi {} }

Percussion Midi Specific notation docs

…Scheme to display the list of all supported midi instruments

Supported MIDI instruments are defined in the file scm/midi.… …way to do this is to load the midi.scm file and then creating a \markup for each midi instrument definition. This is done by a markup-list …

…header { title = "Creating the list of all supported midi instruments" } % We apply a lambda function to the …

Midi Scheme language

Changing MIDI output to one channel per voice

When outputting MIDI, the default behavior is for each staff to … …voice on a staff can have its own MIDI channel, as is demonstrated by the following example: despite being on the same staff, two MIDI channels are created, each with a different midiInstrument.

…b8 a g2. fis8 e fis2 r } >> \layout { } \midi { \context { \Staff \remove "Staff_performer" } \context { \Voice \consists "…

Midi Contexts and engravers real music docs

Remove named chords from MIDI output

…new Chordnames {} section, chords will be included in MIDI output. When chord names are only included to … …MIDI level instead of the Chordnames: remove the MIDI performer used for that specific voice. Note that … …as should be, since this is only about MIDI behaviour.

…4 f'4 a'4 d''4 } >> \layout { } \midi { \context { \ChordNames \remove Note_performer } } }

Midi Chords

Adding line breaks in MIDI Karaoke lyrics without disrupting printed score

…they will appear in both the layout and midi. The MIDI Karaoke standard allows for the concept of line …

…of the exclamation ;; mark - works for both MIDI Karaoke and page layout (set! (ly:music-property (car lst) '…

Midi Scheme language Text

…a Special Post Event Function to Implement Precise MIDI Velocity Value Control

This is a small hack to output MIDI file with precise velocity value control. This snippet … …event function \vel which enables you to set MIDI velocity value directly on any note event. This …

…vel 0.6 f'\vel 0.8 } \layout { } \midi { \context { \Score dynamicAbsoluteVolumeFunction = #extended-dynamic-absolute-volume } } }

Midi Scheme language

Dynamically Creating Notes with Precise MIDI Velocity Value Control

This is an example how to control MIDI output with precise velocity control. The visible output … …wild and has nothing to see; but the MIDI output is usable.

…dynamicAbsoluteVolumeFunction = #extended-dynamic-absolute-volume \sin-wave >> \layout { indent=0 \context { \Score } } \midi {} }

Midi Scheme language

Replacing default MIDI instrument equalization

The default MIDI instrument equalizer can be replaced by setting the … …to a user-defined Scheme procedure that uses a MIDI instrument name as its argument along with a …

…b8 a g2. fis8 e fis2 r } } >> \layout { } \midi { } }

Scheme language Midi docs

Creating custom dynamics in MIDI output

…specific value to it so that it affects MIDI output. The dynamic mark \rfz gets value 0.…

…relative { a'4\pp b c-\rfz } } } \layout {} \midi {} }

Midi Scheme language docs