X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fuser%2Fconverters.itely;h=dceade26385e9d71e27d18a034712f21839a6f61;hb=refs%2Ftags%2Frelease%2F1.5.27;hp=71f53b947d449becea93c0fe9627b753a58e9be4;hpb=a96faf44452c408fb5cce3a9ac5b6f5b3f509d48;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/user/converters.itely b/Documentation/user/converters.itely index 71f53b947d..dceade2638 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/converters.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/converters.itely @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ @node midi2ly @section midi2ly +@cindex MIDI +@cindex importing MIDI + Midi2ly translates a MIDI input file to a LilyPond source file. MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for digital instruments: it specifies cabling, a serial protocol and a file format. @@ -33,8 +36,10 @@ therefore not recommended to use midi2ly for human-generated midi files. Correcting the quantization mistakes of the human player takes a lot of time. -Hackers who know about signal processing are invited to write a more -robust midi2ly. +Hackers who know about signal processing are invited to write a more +robust midi2ly. midi2ly is written in Python, using a module written in +C to parse the MIDI files. + @subsection Invoking midi2ly @@ -75,15 +80,13 @@ robust midi2ly. @end table -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - - -Written by @email{Jan Nieuwenhuizen, janneke@@gnu.org}. - - @node etf2ly @section etf2ly +@cindex ETF +@cindex enigma +@cindex Finale +@cindex Coda Technology ETF (Enigma Transport Format) is a format used by Coda Music Technology's Finale product. This program will convert part of an ETF @@ -111,11 +114,9 @@ version information @refbugs -Known: articulation scripts are buggy. Empty measures confuse etf2ly. - -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. +The list of articulation scripts is incomplete. Empty measures confuse +etf2ly. -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. @node abc2ly @section abc2ly @@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. ABC is a fairly simple ASCII based format. It is described at @uref{http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt}. +@cindex ABC +@cindex Importing ABC + @subsection Invoking abc2ly @example @@ -172,18 +176,15 @@ not. abc2ly ignores the ABC beaming. -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. -@c How about Laura? /MB - -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - @node pmx2ly @section pmx2ly -PMX is a Musixtex preprocessor written by Don Simons, see +PMX is a MusiXTeX preprocessor written by Don Simons, see @uref{http://icking-music-archive.sunsite.dk/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}. -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. +@cindex PMX +@cindex MusiXTeX +@cindex Simons, Don @subsection Invoking pmx2ly @@ -204,14 +205,13 @@ set output filename to FILE version information @end table -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. - @node musedata2ly @section musedata2ly +@cindex Musedata +@cindex CCARH + Musedata (@uref{http://www.musedata.org/}) is an electronic library of classical music scores, currently comprising about 800 composition dating from 1700 to 1825. The music is encoded in so-called Musedata @@ -242,10 +242,6 @@ version information @var{REFFILE} @end table -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. - @node mup2ly @section mup2ly @@ -254,6 +250,9 @@ MUP (Music Publisher) is a shareware music notation program by Arkkra Enterprises. It is also the name of the input format. Mup2ly will convert part of a Mup file to a ready-to-use LilyPond file. +@cindex MUP +@cindex Arkkra + @subsection Invoking mup2ly @example @@ -284,12 +283,8 @@ print warranty and copyright. Mup2ly comes with absolutely @strong{NO WARRANTY} @refbugs -Currently, only plain notes (pitches, durations), voices and staffs are +Currently, only plain notes (pitches, durations), voices and staves are converted. -Written by @email{Jan Nieuwenhuizen,janneke@@gnu.org}, based on pmx2ly. - -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. -