Re: changing the midi instrument; broken

[Ted Walther]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 08:50:31PM +0200, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> > \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"oboe"
> >
> > I have tried it in the top level, and inside a \score section.  It
> > makes no difference; the resulting midi file always uses the default
> > grand piano.
>
> Just as any other property setting that applies to a certain Staff, you
> have to do the setting within the Staff context, for example:

> \new Staff {
>         \time 3/4
>         \key d \major
>         \clef treble
>       \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"oboe"

That worked.  Thank you Mats!  If that isn't in the documentation on the
website, it would be helpful to put it in.

Is there a Debian-format repository where I can install the latest
stable version of lilypond using apt-get?

Ted

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