David,
Does producing multiple “books” and specifying \bookOutputSuffix work for you?
My files have book blocks for pdfs and separate ones to produce named midi
files the way you mention below.
\book {
\bookOutputSuffix "Bass"
\score {
\keepWithTag #'(bass) \unfoldRepeats \music
\midi { }
}
}
Carolyn
> From: David Zelinsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: midi output filenames
> Date: January 9, 2026 at 7:25:15 PM EST
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>
>
> I have a file with multiple scores (inside multiple books and bookparts)
> that produce midi files. The output files are named like:
>
> foo.mid
> foo-1.midi
> foo-2.midi
>
> where foo is the output filename as set for the book block. Is there a
> way to specify the filename suffix, as for a book block? So the files
> come out, say,
>
> foo-allegro.midi
> foo-andante.midi
> foo-presto.midi
>
> I know I can set the midi-extension, so I could have output files
>
> foo.allegro.midi
> foo.andante.midi
> foo.presto.midi
>
> But I don't like that dot. Is there any other way?
>
> Really what I'd like is to have one midi file for all the scores in one
> book, so they can be named corresponding to the pdf's. Is that
> possible?
>
>
> --
> David
