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Re: totally blind user with questions
From: |
David Bobroff |
Subject: |
Re: totally blind user with questions |
Date: |
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 09:07:04 +0000 |
At 04:52 AM 6/1/2004 -0400, Orlando Fiol wrote:
>Hello. My name is Orlando Fiol. I am a totally blind composer/arranger
>interested in using your program to write scores. is the syntax at least
>sufficiently ASCII driven that I can indicate note names, registers and
>rhythmic values? I figure it might be necessary to have my scores
>proofread by a sightling, but how much control over the actual composition
>of score elements do you think I'd have? If it turns out that I would have
>great flexibility and control, how would I go about learning the notation
>syntax?
>
>Many thanks,
>Orlando
Hello Orlando,
The input syntax for LilyPond is entirely ASCII. All note names, values
etc. are indicated by a note name (c d e f g a b) followed immediately by a
number (1 2 4 8 16 32 etc.) to indicate the value. To indicate register
you can use absolute mode or relative mode. In relative mode the starting
octave is indicated and then every interval is assumed to be a fourth or
less unless indicated with an apostrophe/single quote for an upward
interval of more than a fourth or a comma for a downward interval of more
than a fourth. The input file is then processed all at once by LilyPond.
If you are a touch typist you would likely be able to do most of your own
input; notes and rests, for example. For output you will likely need a
proofreader. LilyPond does many things very very well but it is often
necessary to tweak things a bit.
Hope this helps,
David