MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for connecting and controlling digital instruments. A MIDI file is like a tape recording of a MIDI instrument.
To create a MIDI from a music piece of music, add a
\midi
block causes LilyPond to create a MIDI file, so you
can listen to the music you entered. It is great for checking the
music: octaves that are off or accidentals that were mistyped stand
out very much when listening to the musical transcription.
The \midi
block is added to \score
, for example,
\score { ..music.. \midi { \tempo 4=72 } }
Here, the tempo is specified using the \tempo
command. In this
case the tempo of quarter notes is set to 72 beats per minute. More
information on auditory output in the notation manual, Sound.
If there is a \midi
command in a \score
, only MIDI will
be produced. If notation is needed too, a \paper
block must be
added too
\score { ..music.. \midi { \tempo 4=72 } \paper { } }
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