On Thu, 26 Aug 2021 at 21:54, Nick Dokos <ndo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Michael Maurer <maurer.mich...@gmail.com> writes: > > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2021 at 15:03, Jonathan Gregory <j...@autistici.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> On 26 Aug 2021, Michael Maurer wrote: > >> > >> > I've installed lilypond and customized ob-lilypond to use the > >> > appropriate helper programs, but although it generates & shows > >> > pdfs just fine, generating a midi file it does not. I execute > >> > tangle on the codeblock, and all I get is "No midi file > >> > generated so can't play!". org-version 9.4.6 emacs 27.2 Win 10 > >> > >> Can you also send a MWE of the code you're using to generate the > >> score? > >> > > > > I used a test file I copied over from Frescobaldi > > > > #+begin_src lilypond :file test.pdf > > \version "2.18.2" > > \score { > > \drums { > > \time 2/4 > > sn16 sn8 sn16 sn8 sn8:32 ~ > > sn8 sn8 sn4:32 ~ > > sn4 sn8 sn16 sn16 > > sn4 r4 > > } > > \layout { } > > \midi { } > > } > > #+end_src > > > > In Frescobaldi this gets me both midi-output and pdf. In Emacs with > > org it does say "Midi output to test.midi", but then there's that "no > > midi file generated" message. > > > > What happens if you save the contents of the source block into a file > and run lilypond on the file from the command line? >
Both pdf and midi files get generated. Btw, ob-lilypond does generate the midi file as well, it just doesn't want to play it/recognize it. Maybe it's related to what helper app I've configured to open it? (but why that doesn't make sense, it's vlc btw).