Am 16. Februar 2016 20:44:30 MEZ, schrieb Esko Teerilahti <[email protected]>: >I also made a quick test with Finale Songwriter. >I created a simple woodwind-quintet composition from the template and >exported to midi file. Key signature is in the control track and has >only one value, >eventhough there is e.g. one Bb instrument in the quintet. > >Finale Songwriter then fails to correctly import the same midi file. > >So, after all, do not know what is the correct way. It seems that midi >files are not meant or thought-to-be-used like this.
What you would probably want to use is MusicXML. Unfortunately MusicXML export is still *very* rudimentary, implemented as a start in Frescobaldi. Urs >The main thing is that they play correctly, because pitch and time >etc. are correct anyway. Notation is another issue. > >Esko > >Phil Holmes <[email protected]> kirjoitti 16.2.2016 kello 18.29: > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kastrup" <[email protected]> >> To: "Esko Teerilahti" <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:09 PM >> Subject: Re: There is no key signature in the generated Midi file ? >> >> >>> Esko Teerilahti <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>>> David Kastrup <[email protected]> kirjoitti 16.2.2016 kello 15.30: >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Your screen shot of MidiYogi _clearly_ shows you looking in the >control >>>>> track. WHEREAS THE KEY (WHICH NEEDS NOT BE THE SAME ACROSS >TRACKS) IS >>>>> IN THE INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENTS' TRACKS. >>>>> >>>>> DID YOU BOTHER TO CHECK THIS? >>>>> >>>> I Did many times but wasn’t smart enough, and nor is the MidiYodi. >>>> >>>> In my own example, main window (in screenshot) shows ’no key >signature >>>> available’, regardless which track I selected. >>>> >>>> Then I tried with other midi file, and it shows the correct key >value, >>>> regardless which track I selected. >>>> >>>> Then I found the Event examiner. >>>> In my own example It shows the Key signature in the instrument >track >>>> (as you pointed out). >>>> >>>> Whereas, with the other midifile, Key signature IS in the control >track ! >>>> And the main window only seems to show the key signature, when it >is >>>> in the control track. >>>> >>>> So anyway, there is Key signature in the generated midi file. >>> >>> i have no copy of the Midi standard so have to go by hearsay. For >>> example, in <URL:http://www.somascape.org/midi/tech/mfile.html#meta> >it >>> says >>> >>> Key Signature >>> >>> FF 59 02 sf mi >>> >>> sf is a byte specifying the number of flats (-ve) or sharps (+ve) >>> that identifies the key signature (-7 = 7 flats, -1 = 1 flat, 0 = >>> key of C, 1 = 1 sharp, etc). mi is a byte specifying a major (0) >or >>> minor (1) key. >>> >>> For a format 1 MIDI file, Key Signature Meta events should only >>> occur within the first MTrk chunk. >>> >>> Note the last paragraph. It may be that LilyPond is not heeding the >>> standard here (somebody would need to check a copy of the standard >to be >>> sure, and the standard costs money). A standard which, by the way, >>> would seem stupid since key signatures _may_ well be different for >>> different tracks. >>> >>> -- >>> David Kastrup >> >> >> If I use Noteworthy (my favoured entry program) I can enter different >key signatures for each instrument and this saves and loads them as >entered. If I export as midi, the key signature for both instruments >is changed to be that for the first instrument. >> >> With Sibelius, it appears impossible to use different key signatures: >enter a signature for instrument one, and it is copied to all the other >instruments. >> >> -- >> Phil Holmes > > >_______________________________________________ >lilypond-user mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
