Hi Martin,
I ran the same commands as you with the same results. I can't comment
on the maintenance of the program or the non-functioning -o flag, but I
can say that the time signature problem is because "\time 3/4" is in a
variable that wasn't included in the \score block. If you either put
\time 3/4 into the variable called "trackBchannelA" just before the
notes begin, or add "\trackA" to the \score block right after where it
currently says "\trackB", then the melody appears properly in 3/4.
Apparently the midi2ly conversion does not recognize pickup notes either
(not really surprising) so you also have to specify "\partial 4" (i.e.
quarter-note pickup) before the first notes begin so that the downbeat
is in the right place. The barchecks are also misplaced by default so
you get warnings about this when running the file:
trackBchannelA = \relative c {
\time 3/4
\partial 4 g''8. g16
a4 g c |
% 2
b2 g8. g16 a4 |
% 3
g d' c2 |
% 4
}
With a midi2ly conversion you can expect to have to do some manual
corrections. I remember trying midi2ly myself several months ago on
some longer, polyphonic files, and they were such a disaster that it
would be easier to start over and enter all of the notes from scratch.
The musicXML2ly conversion works *much* better, with only minor cleanup
necessary even for pretty complex files.
Cheers,
Jon
Martin Tarenskeen wrote:
Hi Lilyponders,
I'm new in this newsgroup, forgive me if my question had already been
discussed.
I'm trying the midi2ly utility. I have attached (I hope this mailinglist
accepts attachments)
1. driekwart.mid - a few bars in 3/4 time (happy birthday,)
I tried this:
# midi2ly -o midi2ly-test.ly -d 16 driekwart.mid
The result was a file named "driekwart-midi.ly" and not
"midi2ly-test.ly". The -o option is ignored. A bug, or am I doing
something wrong ?
Another problem: If I do
# lilypond driekwart-midi.ly
the resulting ps/pdf files show happy birthday in 4/4 time, but I do
see 3/4 time in driekwart-midi.ly. Again a bug, or newbie-ignorance ?
Last question: driekwart-midi.ly shows \version "2.7.18" while I'm
testing lilypond 2.11.62. Has the program not been maintained/updated
for a long time ? Shouldn't someone do that, or is everyone focused on
musicxml2ly these days. I know: MIDI sucks when it comes to producing
sheet music. But that's no excuse for a malfunctioning midi2ly utility.
The driekwart-midi.ly produced by midi2ly looks like this:
% Lily was here -- automatically converted by /usr/bin/midi2ly from
driekwart.mid
\version "2.7.18"
trackAchannelA = {
\key c \major
\tempo 4 = 120
\time 3/4
}
trackA = <<
\context Voice = channelA \trackAchannelA
trackBchannelA = \relative c {
g'' a g c |
% 2
b2 g4 a |
% 3
g d' c2 |
% 4
}
trackB = <<
\context Voice = channelA \trackBchannelA
\score {
<<
\context Staff=trackB \trackB
>>
}
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