@menu
* Creating MIDI files::
-* What goes into the MIDI output?::
* MIDI block::
+* What goes into the MIDI output?::
* MIDI instrument names::
* Repeats in MIDI::
* Controlling MIDI dynamics::
@node Creating MIDI files
@subsection Creating MIDI files
-To create a MIDI output file from a LilyPond input file, add a @code{\midi} block
-to a score, for example,
+To create a MIDI output file from a LilyPond input file, add a
+@code{\midi} block to a score, for example,
@example
\score @{
of specifying the inital or overall MIDI tempo is described below,
see @ref{MIDI block}.
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Instrument names
+
+@cindex instrument names
+@funindex Staff.midiInstrument
+
+The MIDI instrument to be used is specified by setting the
+@code{Staff.midiInstrument} property to the instrument name.
+The name should be chosen from the list in @ref{MIDI instruments}.
+
+@example
+\new Staff {
+ \set Staff.midiInstrument = "glockenspiel"
+ @var{...notes...}
+}
+@end example
+
+@example
+\new Staff \with {midiInstrument = "cello"} {
+ @var{...notes...}
+}
+@end example
+
+If the selected instrument does not exactly match an instrument from
+the list of MIDI instruments, the Grand Piano (@code{"acoustic grand"})
+instrument is used.
+
+
@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
output. Players that are known to work include MS Windows Media
Player and @uref{http://@/timidity@/.sourceforge@/.net/,timidity}.
-@node What goes into the MIDI output?
-@subsection What goes into the MIDI output?
-
-@c TODO Check grace notes - timing is suspect?
-
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Supported in MIDI
-
-The following items of notation are reflected in the MIDI output:
-
-@itemize
-@item Pitches
-@item Microtones
-@item Chords entered as chord names
-@item Rhythms entered as note durations, including tuplets
-@item Tremolos entered without @q{@code{:}[@var{number}]}
-@item Ties
-@item Dynamic marks
-@item Crescendi, decrescendi over multiple notes
-@item Tempo changes entered with a tempo marking
-@end itemize
-
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Unsupported in MIDI
-
-The following items of notation have no effect on the MIDI output:
-
-@itemize
-@item Rhythms entered as annotations, e.g. swing
-@item Tempo changes entered as annotations with no tempo marking
-@item Staccato and other articulations and ornamentations
-@item Slurs and Phrasing slurs
-@item Crescendi, decrescendi over a single note
-@item Tremolos entered with @q{@code{:}[@var{number}]}
-@item Figured bass
-@c TODO Check Lyrics
-@item Lyrics
-@end itemize
-
-
@node MIDI block
@subsection MIDI block
@cindex MIDI block
@}
@end example
-@node MIDI instrument names
-@subsection MIDI instrument names
+@node What goes into the MIDI output?
+@subsection What goes into the MIDI output?
-@cindex instrument names
-@funindex Staff.midiInstrument
+@c TODO Check grace notes - timing is suspect?
-The MIDI instrument name is set by the @code{Staff.midiInstrument}
-property. The instrument name should be chosen from the list in
-@ref{MIDI instruments}.
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Supported in MIDI
-@example
-\set Staff.midiInstrument = "glockenspiel"
-@var{...notes...}
-@end example
+@cindex Pitches in MIDI
+@cindex MIDI, Pitches
+@cindex Quarter tones in MIDI
+@cindex MIDI, quarter tones
+@cindex Microtones in MIDI
+@cindex MIDI, microtones
+@cindex Chord names in MIDI
+@cindex MIDI, chord names
+@cindex Rhythms in MIDI
+@cindex MIDI, Rhythms
+@c TODO etc
-If the selected instrument does not exactly match an instrument from
-the list of MIDI instruments, the Grand Piano (@code{"acoustic grand"})
-instrument is used.
+The following items of notation are reflected in the MIDI output:
+
+@itemize
+@item Pitches
+@item Quarter tones (See @ref{Accidentals}. Rendering needs a
+player that supports pitch bend.)
+@item Chords entered as chord names
+@item Rhythms entered as note durations, including tuplets
+@item Tremolos entered without @q{@code{:}[@var{number}]}
+@item Ties
+@item Dynamic marks
+@item Crescendi, decrescendi over multiple notes
+@item Tempo changes entered with a tempo marking
+@end itemize
+
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Unsupported in MIDI
+
+@c TODO index as above
+
+The following items of notation have no effect on the MIDI output:
+
+@itemize
+@item Rhythms entered as annotations, e.g. swing
+@item Tempo changes entered as annotations with no tempo marking
+@item Staccato and other articulations and ornamentations
+@item Slurs and Phrasing slurs
+@item Crescendi, decrescendi over a single note
+@item Tremolos entered with @q{@code{:}[@var{number}]}
+@item Figured bass
+@c TODO Check Lyrics
+@item Lyrics
+@end itemize
@node Repeats in MIDI
required fraction, and setting
@code{Score.dynamicAbsoluteVolumeFunction} to this function.
-For example, if a @notation{rinforzando} dynamic marking, rfz,
-has been defined with @code{make-dynamic-script}, this will not
+For example, if a @notation{rinforzando} dynamic marking,
+@code{\rfz), is required, this will not by default
have any effect on the MIDI volume, as this dynamic marking is not
-included in the default set. The following example shows how the
-MIDI volume for this new dynamic marking can be added. The Scheme
+included in the default set. Similarly, if a new dynamic marking
+has been defined with @code{make-dynamic-script} that too will not
+be included in the default set. The following example shows how the
+MIDI volume for such dynamic markings might be added. The Scheme
function sets the fraction to 0.9 if a dynamic mark of rfz is
found, or calls the default function otherwise.
0.9
(default-dynamic-absolute-volume dynamic)))
-rfz = #(make-dynamic-script "rfz")
-
\score {
\new Staff {
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "cello"
}
@end lilypond
+@ignore
+@c Delete when satisfied this is adequately covered elsewhere -td
+
@node Microtones in MIDI
@subsection Microtones in MIDI
\midi {}
}
@end lilypond
-
+@end ingore
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