Re: Midi file is quiet???

[Knute Snortum]

On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 3:28 PM <tim@risingdove.com> wrote:
>
> On 3 Sep 2021 at 14:49, Knute Snortum wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 1:56 PM <tim@risingdove.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have an engraving of a Vivaldi piece that has a ChoirStaff with three 
> > > staffs within it, then a
> > > separate staff, then a PianoStaff with the normal two parts. The last two 
> > > lines in the \score
> > > block are:
> > >
> > >   \layout {}
> > >   \midi {\tempo 4 = 70 }
> > >
> > > Then a curly brace to end the \score block, and the file ends.
> > >
> > > The PDF looks absolutely beautiful;, no problem there. But the midi file 
> > > is completely quiet,
> > > from beginning to end. What would cause that?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tim Slattery
> > > tim@risingdove.com
> >
> > What version of LilyPond are you using? What environment are you on
> > (like Windows 10, Linux, Mac)?  How are you playing the midi file?
> > Try playing it with another application, like if you're playing it
> > from Frescobaldi, try right-clicking the midi file in a file explorer
> > and see if there are other apps associated with it.  If you're using
> > Frescobaldi, do other Midi files play?  Do you have Midi setup in the
> > preferences?
>
> WIndows 10, Frescobaldi 3.1.3, Lilypond 2.22.0. Midi files are associated 
> with Irfanview,
> which has always worked fine.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> tim@risingdove.com

So the midi files don't play with Irfanview or Frescobaldi?

Can you try to make a minimum working example (MWE), that is, a source
file as small as it can be that still demonstrates the problem?

--
Knute Snortum