(Sound):

note about number of channels.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 06e11708160497d9f087546838f56afde5b4b0dd..8d9c36a5918800bc2efae8b72e39108a374c0c99 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-02-07  Han-Wen Nienhuys   <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
 
+       * Documentation/user/refman.itely (Sound): 
+       note about number of channels.
+
        * scm/music-functions.scm (voicify-music): add \context Staff for
        << \\ >> polyphony.
 

diff --git a/Documentation/user/refman.itely b/Documentation/user/refman.itely
index 56a31c8c0b75dfdb1d07bc244e930ed41048260c..7cbd118c57eec917c71d43862eb713e948682937 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/refman.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/refman.itely
@@ -8701,6 +8701,10 @@ slurring, etc., are not translated to MIDI.
 Since slurs are not interpreted, @code{\lyricsto} and
 @code{\addlyrics} sections will be interpreted wrongly.
 
+The MIDI output allocates a channel for each Staff, and one for global
+settings.  Hence, the MIDI file should not have more than 15 staves
+(or 14 if you do not use drums). 
+
 
 @menu
 * MIDI block::