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Documentation: [http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/aligning-lyrics-to-a-melody]
"Compiling Music" Section with basic notation and examples: [http://lilypond.org/text-input.html]
Manual: [http://lilypond.org/manuals.html] Manuals are at info too.
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/aligning-lyrics-to-a-melody
http://lilypond.org/text-input.html
http://lilypond.org/manuals.html
Lilypond sources provides some Elisp packages for Emacs. In Manjaro and several distributions, the lilypond package contains these files, and are placed at [file:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp] directory after installing it.
To load the LilyPond mode use the following snippet:
(push "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" load-path) (load-file "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/lilypond-init.el")
After loading the snippet, the LilyPond-mode is available to use.
file:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
Use `C-c C-c lilypond RET' to compile the file. To play the MIDI file use `C-c C-c midi RET'. The last command triggers two compilation commands (which may be considered as a bug in recent Emacs): the compilation with lilypond, and the MIDI player. Thus, it may appear the message "A compilation process is running; kill it? (y or n)", just wait until the current lilypond compilation is done, and press `y' to continue (which will not kill the process because it has already ended, it just continue with the player "compilation").
Lilypond exports to MIDI when it find the `\midi { }' command inside the `\score { ... }'.
The score with the `\midi' is not exported to PDF, only to MIDI. Another score should be used to export a PDF too.
Lilypond will use the relevant part that a MIDI format and player can use. For instance: notes, chords, lyrics (song lyrics are shown while playing the song as if the player is signing), tempo, etc.
This is a basic template to create a MIDI file with Lilypond.
\version "2.22.2"
\score {
\relative c' {
\tempo 4 = 160
c4 d e f g a b c'
}
\layout { }
\midi { }
}
To play the MIDI file, a player or an output must be specified. In this case, the timidity++ player is used. Timidity can be used as a standalone program or as an output, but here is configured as standalone.
Install timidity++ and the required soundfont
pacman -S timidity++ pacman -S freepats-general-midi soundfont-fluid
Then, configure timidity to use a sound font. Just add the following lines into the config file.
echo 'soundfont /usr/share/soundfonts/freepats-general-midi.sf2' >> /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg echo '# soundfont /usr/share/soundfonts/FluidR3_GM.sf2' >> /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
Timidity is now ready to use. To play the file, execute like the following:
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| timidity -OO the_file.midi
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User interfaces are available with `-in' for terminal text interface, or `-ig' for GTK Graphical interface. For example, the following will open a graphical interface:
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| timidity -OO -ig the_file.midi
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