From: Graham Percival <graham@percival-music.ca>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:23:12 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Small update from mailist.
X-Git-Tag: release/2.11.21-1~8^2~1
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=63d84a02a2fb0f722dfdb9e965f6b715f274a13e;p=lilypond.git

Small update from mailist.
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diff --git a/Documentation/user/non-music.itely b/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
index cf6f1a007c..c8754c5bb1 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/non-music.itely
@@ -870,6 +870,19 @@ will not work properly but
 will.
 
 
+MIDI output is only created when the @code{\midi} command is within
+a @code{\score} block.  If you put it within an explicitly instantiated
+context ( i.e. @code{\new Score} ) the file will fail.  To solve this,
+enclose the @code{\new Score} and the @code{\midi} in a @code{\score} block.
+
+@example
+\score @{
+  \new Score @{ @dots{}notes@dots{} @}
+  \midi
+@}
+@end example
+
+
 @node MIDI block
 @subsection MIDI block
 @cindex MIDI block