I have a Mac 10.4. I downloaded lilypond and I am able to typeset files and turn them into MIDI files.
I have come to a dead stop in trying to produce lilypond files from MIDI files. I tried to invoke midi2ly as instructed in the manual:
midi2ly translates a Type 1 MIDI file to a LilyPond source file.
MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for digital instruments: it specifies cabling, a serial protocol and a file format. The MIDI file format is a de facto standard format for exporting music from other programs, so this capability may come in useful when importing files from a program that has a converter for a direct format.
midi2ly converts tracks into Staff and channels into Voice contexts. Relative mode is used for pitches, durations are only written when necessary. "
The command line tells me:
No such file or directory. The version I downloaded is: 2.10.33-1. It downloaded easily just by clicking in the GUI. Should I have downloaded it through the command line in order to get midi2ly, and other xxxxly conversion files?
Rafael
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