From e3e0f94517f3c0a01103b7decee5837d60a27c80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 00:16:51 -0500 Subject: Pad updates --- 2020/info/04.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to '2020/info/04.md') diff --git a/2020/info/04.md b/2020/info/04.md index 50272cc1..00b04224 100644 --- a/2020/info/04.md +++ b/2020/info/04.md @@ -19,21 +19,29 @@ LilyPond-mode. # Questions - - Do you have any thoughts on generating scores in chant notation (neumes)? - - I'm not familiar with chant notation, but I know there's information on the manual. - - Do you use this to compose or to write up compositions…? - - No and yes. I use pencil and paper to compose the first draft. Then I move to Emacs to input the notes. Either way it's certainly possible to compose from Emacs directly, especially if you're doing this programatically, so I guess it depends on what you're trying to do. - - Can one use MIDI/USB instruments (like keyboards) to input Lilypond? For example for note heighs? - - [Don't know about emacs, but Frescobaldi supports MIDI input.] - - There is a package called midi-kbd which creates keyboard events from MIDI input, so I believe the answer is yes, but I don't own a MIDI controller, so I haven't tried it. - - Did you ever write hughe scores (BigBand/Orchestra) in Emacs? - - Never, but that's certainly possible. - - Is there decent OCR for handwritten music→Lilypond? - - I'm not sure, but if the OCR works with MusicXML, then you can use the musicxml2ly command to convert the xml file to a LilyPond file. - - What shell are you using with the fancy autocomplete? - - Zsh with fzf. - - Do you use any kind of Emacs to MIDI interface besides exporting MIDI from lilypond? - - No. +## Do you have any thoughts on generating scores in chant notation (neumes)? +I'm not familiar with chant notation, but I know there's information on the manual. + +## Do you use this to compose or to write up compositions…? +No and yes. I use pencil and paper to compose the first draft. Then I move to Emacs to input the notes. Either way it's certainly possible to compose from Emacs directly, especially if you're doing this programatically, so I guess it depends on what you're trying to do. + +## Can one use MIDI/USB instruments (like keyboards) to input Lilypond? For example for note heighs? + +[Don't know about emacs, but Frescobaldi supports MIDI input.] + +There is a package called midi-kbd which creates keyboard events from MIDI input, so I believe the answer is yes, but I don't own a MIDI controller, so I haven't tried it. + +## Did you ever write huge scores (BigBand/Orchestra) in Emacs? +Never, but that's certainly possible. + +## Is there decent OCR for handwritten music→Lilypond? +I'm not sure, but if the OCR works with MusicXML, then you can use the musicxml2ly command to convert the xml file to a LilyPond file. + +## What shell are you using with the fancy autocomplete? +Zsh with fzf. + +## Do you use any kind of Emacs to MIDI interface besides exporting MIDI from lilypond? +No. # Notes -- cgit v1.2.3