Re: \addlyrics affects midi channel selection

[Simon Albrecht]

On 06.01.2016 19:55, Patrick Karl wrote:
> The following snippet:
>
> \version "2.19.32"
>
> S = \relative c'' {  c d e f }
>     SLyrA = \lyricmode { tra la la la }
> T = \relative c'' { c d e f }
>
> \score {
>      <<
>         \new Staff \S
>             \addlyrics \SLyrB
>         \new Staff \T
>     >>
>     \layout {}
>     \midi {}
> }
>
> generates a midi file which has the \S and \T music on midi channels 1 
> and 3, resp.  If there are more \addlyrics commands, then more midi 
> channels are skipped.
>
> This is, I believe, new behavior which started sometime after v2.19.15 
> and before or at v2.19.19.  I read the Changes.pdf for v2.19.19 and 
> didn't see (or recognize) any description of this new behavior.

Are you sure that this has changed? I thought lyrics had always been 
included in midi files.

> Is there a way to turn this behavior off?

Create a separate \score block for midi generation, without any Lyrics 
contexts.

Yours, Simon