From fa75a59bf9803abb6030d73126b42d635404317a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fred Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 01:22:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] lilypond-1.3.146 --- Documentation/user/convertors.itely | 204 ---------------------------- 1 file changed, 204 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 Documentation/user/convertors.itely diff --git a/Documentation/user/convertors.itely b/Documentation/user/convertors.itely deleted file mode 100644 index 6e41604b78..0000000000 --- a/Documentation/user/convertors.itely +++ /dev/null @@ -1,204 +0,0 @@ -@c -*-texinfo-*- - -@node Conversion tools -@chapter Converting to LilyPond format. - - -@menu -* midi2ly:: -* etf2ly:: -* abc2ly:: -* pmx2ly:: -* musedata2ly:: -@end menu - -@node midi2ly -@section midi2ly - -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. - -It is possible to record a MIDI file using a digital keyboard, and then -convert it to @file{.ly}. However, human players can not rhythmically -exact enough to make a MIDI to .ly conversion trivial. midi2ly tries to -compensate for these timing errors, but is not very good at this. It is -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. - -MIDI is also a de facto standard format for exporting music from other -programs, so this capability may come in useful when you want to import -files from a program that has no convertor for its native format. - -@subsection Invoking midi2ly - -@example - midi2ly [options] midi-file -@end example - -@unnumberedsec Options - -@table @code -@item -b, --no-quantify, - Write exact durations, e.g.: `a4*385/384'. -@item -D, --debug, - Print lots of debugging stuff. -@item -h, --help, - Show a summary of usage. -@item -I, --include=@file{DIR}, - Add DIR to search path. -@item -k, --key=ACC[:MINOR], - Set default key. ACC > 0 sets number of sharps; ACC < 0 sets number - of flats. A minor key is indicated by ":1". -@item -n, --no-silly, - Assume no plets or double dots, assume smallest (reciprocal) duration 16. -@item -o, --output=@file{FILE}, - Set @file{FILE} as default output. -@item -p, --no-plets, - Assume no plets. -@item -q, --quiet, - Be quiet. -@item -s, --smallest=N, - Assume no shorter (reciprocal) durations than N. -@item -v, --verbose, - Be verbose. -@item -w, --warranty, - Show the warranty with which midi2ly comes. (It comes with @strong{NO WARRANTY}!) -@item -x, --no-double-dots, - Assume no double dotted notes. -@end table - -@node etf2ly -@section etf2ly - - -ETF (Enigma Transport Format) is a format used by Coda Music -Technology's Finale product. This program will convert part of an ETF -file to a ready-to-use lilypond file. - -@subsection Invoking etf2ly -Usage: - -@example - etf2ly [OPTION]... ETF-FILE -@end example - -Convert ETF to LilyPond. - -Options: -@table @code -@item -h,--help -this help -@item -o,--output=FILE -set output filename to FILE -@item -v,--version -version information -@end table - - -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. - - -@subsection Bugs - -Known: articulation scripts are buggy. Empty measures confuse etf2ly. -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -@node abc2ly -@section abc2ly - -ABC is a fairly simple ASCII based format. It is described at -@uref{http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt}. - - -@example - abc2ly [OPTION]... ABC-FILE -@end example - -Convert ABC to LilyPond. - -Options: -@table @code -@item -h,--help -this help -@item -o,--output=FILE -set output filename to FILE -@item -v,--version -version information -@end table - -@subsection Bugs - -The ABC standard is not very "standard". For extended features -(eg. polyphonic music) different conventions exist. - - -@node pmx2ly -@section pmx2ly - -PMX is a Musixtex preprocessor written by Don Simons, see -@uref{http://www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}. - -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -@example - pmx2ly [OPTION]... PMX-FILE -@end example - -Convert PMX to LilyPond. - -Options: -@table @code -@item -h,--help -this help -@item -o,--output=FILE -set output filename to FILE -@item -v,--version -version information -@end table - - -@node musedata2ly -@section musedata2ly - -PMX is a Musixtex preprocessor written by Don Simons, see -@uref{http://www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}. - -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -@example - musedata2ly [OPTION]... MUSEDATA-FILE -@end example - -Convert Musedata to LilyPond. 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 format -(@uref{http://www.ccarh.org/publications/books/beyondmidi/online/musedata}). -musedata2ly converts a set of musedata files to one .ly file, and will -include a \header field if a .ref file is supplied - -Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}. - -Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}. - - -Options: -@table @code -@item -h,--help -this help -@item -o,--output=@var{file} -set output filename to @var{file} -@item -v,--version -version information -@item -r,--ref=@var{reffile} - read background information from ref-file -@var{REFFILE} -@end table - - - -- 2.39.5