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…MIDI output by defining such variables as drumPitchNames, drumStyleTable and midiDrumPitches, as demonstrated here. In short, this …

…Tell LilyPond to use these custom definitions, with %% drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table my-style) %% in a \layout or \… …alist->hash-table midiDrumPitches) %% %% Example: %% \score { %% \new DrumStaff %% \with { %% drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table my-style) %% drumPitchTable = #(alist->hash-table … …with { \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #3 instrumentName = #"Djembe " drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table djembe) drumPitchTable = #(alist->hash-table …

…cb8 cb } \score { << \new DrumStaff \with { instrumentName = "timbales" drumStyleTable = #timbales-style \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #2 \override BarLine.bar-extent = …

…L | _4 R L _ | } \score { << \new DrumStaff \with { drumStyleTable = #percussion-style \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #1 } \snare \new Lyrics \…

…be preceded with \textLengthOff \textLengthOn \dynamicUp \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mysnaredrums) \context { \DrumStaff % one-line staff \…

…DrumStaff \with { instrumentName = #"Tamtam" } \drummode { \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums) \override Staff.StaffSymbol.line-positions = …

…DrumStaff \with { instrumentName = #"Tambourine" } \drummode { \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums) \override Staff.StaffSymbol.line-positions = …

…s4 bd8 s8 } } \layout { indent = 40 \context { \DrumStaff drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums) } } \score { \new StaffGroup << \new …

…load your new drum style table \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums) \woodstaff \drummode { \time 2/…

…with { instrumentName = #"Different Bells" } \drummode { \set DrumStaff.drumStyleTable = #(alist->hash-table mydrums) \set DrumStaff.clefPosition = 0.…