Going to try inline. Last time I tried it (a while back), Gmail didn't handle it all that well.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 5:08 PM, D. Michael McIntyre <rosegarden.trumpe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/09/2016 03:13 PM, Silas Mortimer wrote: > > > >> Perhaps another limitation regarding scoring sequencer music are the > >> limitations of MIDI? Are there MIDI standard events for everything a > >> music score can convey? > >> I don't think there are MIDI standard events for everything, because I >> know you can't use a guitar or guitar-like instrument to input MIDI. > > After thinking it over for awhile, I concluded that MIDI can be bent to > cover virtually everything you can notate on a score, and I also > concluded that scores are limited in what they can convey. How do you > notate for a didgeridoo or an Acme siren whistle? How do you reproduce > either of these expressive monophonic instruments meaningfully with MIDI? Can it cover bends and vibrato on an electric guitar? That's what I remember it not doing well. I know a keyboard can use a pitch shifter, but I don't know if the score to show that is the same. An example of what I'm talking about: http://www.writing-music.com/images/product-032.jpg Unless things have changed or I simply missed how to do it, these can be put in a score for electric guitar, but MIDI can't do it. Am I wrong? > This puts me in the mood to compose a piece for siren whistle and > didgeridoo. I would LOVE to see/hear that, lol. > (I have your .rg file and will have an opportunity to go through it with > you tomorrow. I'll show you how to paint yourself out of those corners > you found yourself in. I had hoped to get there sooner, but they are > really putting the screws to me my last few days of work at this job. > They are bitter and angry that I am exiting stage left and moving on. > Two more loads, and then I am done with the fuel business.) Thank you very much. I'm in no hurry. Good luck dealing with the job. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/ gampad/clk?id=1444514301&iu=/ca-pub-7940484522588532 _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
