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Node:midi2ly, Next:etf2ly, Up:Conversion tools
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.
The MIDI file format is 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 converter for its native format.
It is possible to record a MIDI file using a digital keyboard, and then
convert it to .ly. However, human players are 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.
Invoking midi2ly
midi2ly [OPTION]... MIDI-FILE
Options
-b, --no-quantify,
- Write exact durations, e.g.: `a4*385/384'.
-D, --debug,
- Print lots of debugging stuff.
-h, --help,
- Show a summary of usage.
-I, --include=DIR,
- Add DIR to search path.
-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".
-n, --no-silly,
- Assume no plets or double dots, assume smallest (reciprocal) duration 16.
-o, --output=FILE,
- Set
FILE as default output.
-p, --no-plets,
- Assume no plets.
-q, --quiet,
- Be quiet.
-s, --smallest=N,
- Assume no shorter (reciprocal) durations than N.
-v, --verbose,
- Be verbose.
-w, --warranty,
- Show the warranty with which midi2ly comes. (It comes with NO WARRANTY!)
-x, --no-double-dots,
- Assume no double dotted notes.
-b, --no-quantify,- Write exact durations, e.g.: `a4*385/384'.
-D, --debug,- Print lots of debugging stuff.
-h, --help,- Show a summary of usage.
-I, --include=DIR,- Add DIR to search path.
-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".
-n, --no-silly,- Assume no plets or double dots, assume smallest (reciprocal) duration 16.
-o, --output=FILE,- Set
FILEas default output. -p, --no-plets,- Assume no plets.
-q, --quiet,- Be quiet.
-s, --smallest=N,- Assume no shorter (reciprocal) durations than N.
-v, --verbose,- Be verbose.
-w, --warranty,- Show the warranty with which midi2ly comes. (It comes with NO WARRANTY!)
-x, --no-double-dots,- Assume no double dotted notes.
Report bugs to bug-lilypond@gnu.org.
Written by janneke@gnu.org.
Please send GNU LilyPond questions and comments to lilypond-user@gnu.org.
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Copyright (c) 1997--2001 Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen.
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