Re: [Denemo-devel] (new subscriber) Any way to record from MIDI device

[Jeremiah Benham]

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 05:08:21PM +0000, Richard Shann wrote:
> Thankyou for the feedback.
> We had better install a check that all work is saved before allowing
> people to try MIDI import before we do the upcoming release - unless
> this is an isolated crash that can be fixed.

I installed noteedit and exported a midi file. Denemo crashed when calling:
set_lily_name

I commented out the call to set_lily_name and it loaded the midi fine.

Jeremiah

> 
> You mentioned inserting extra notes into measues (?) there is a command
> to announce a short measure, and more can easily be scripted to control
> barline placement.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 19:30 -0800, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote:
> > Richard,
> > 
> > Thank you for the info that Denemo's File -> Open is supposed to
> > be able to read MIDI files.  I tried three files.  If I
> > understand correctly, at least one of them, perhaps all of them,
> > were exported from NoteEdit.  The "file" command reports them as
> > 
> > Achildsproclamation.mid: Standard MIDI data (format 1) using 5 tracks at 
> > 1/384
> > zt1.mid:                 Standard MIDI data (format 1) using 2 tracks at 
> > 1/384
> > zt2.mid:                 Standard MIDI data (format 1) using 2 tracks at 
> > 1/384
> > 
> > When I attempt to open any of them, Denemo immediately crashes.
> > Here's what 0.8.12 reports when I attempt to open them:
> > 
> > ==============================================================================
> > 
> > Parent: child exited, pid = 20584, exit status = 0
> > ** Message: File '/home/rob2/dl/Achildsproclamation.mid' loaded.
> > ** Message: format: 1 (several simultaneous tracks); number of tracks: 5; 
> > division: 384 PPQN.
> > 
> > ==============================================================================
> > 
> > Parent: child exited, pid = 20588, exit status = 0
> > ** Message: File '/home/rob2/dl/zt1.mid' loaded.
> > ** Message: format: 1 (several simultaneous tracks); number of tracks: 2; 
> > division: 384 PPQN.
> > 
> > ==============================================================================
> > 
> > Parent: child exited, pid = 20592, exit status = 0
> > ** Message: File '/home/rob2/dl/zt2.mid' loaded.
> > ** Message: format: 1 (several simultaneous tracks); number of tracks: 2; 
> > division: 384 PPQN.
> > 
> > ==============================================================================
> > 
> > I guess I need to file a bug report.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Robert Riches
> > address@hidden
> > 
> > 
> > > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:26:28 +0000
> > > From: Richard Shann <address@hidden>
> > > To: "Robert M. Riches Jr." <address@hidden>
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > >
> > > from the main menu
> > > File->Open and select file type midi or mid
> > > to import a midi file. Denemo has been improving rapidly, try to use
> > > a recent version (0.8.12) or better still the current development (in
> > > git) which gives you a zoomed display and several systems in the
> > > display.
> > > >I didn't see any documentation on the file format.  Going to the
> > > > xmlns URL in a test file (http://denemo.sourceforge.net/xmlns/Denemo)
> > > I think this is supposed to describe the format of the denemo xml
> > > manual, I don't know if it was ever actually set up, or what it quite
> > > would do if it was:( 
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2010-02-09 at 15:59 -0800, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote:
> > > > (A new subscriber here...)
> > > > 
> > > > The searching I have done about Denemo appears to show there is
> > > > no method in Denemo to record a whole song in real time from a
> > > > MIDI device or to import a MIDI file.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there some way for Denemo to record from a MIDI device or
> > > > import from a MIDI file?
> > > > 
> > > > Alternatively, are there any existing utilities that will convert
> > > > a MIDI file to a Denemo file?
> > > > 
> > > > I didn't see any documentation on the file format.  Going to the
> > > > xmlns URL in a test file (http://denemo.sourceforge.net/xmlns/Denemo)
> > > > yields a 404 error.  If I write my own conversion utility, will
> > > > Denemo tolerate newlines and other superfluous white space in the
> > > > XML?
> > > > 
> > > > (Background: My wife is the composer, and I'm the geek.  She needs
> > > > a notation editor that allows insertion and deletion of notes in
> > > > the middle of measures for early experimental composition while
> > > > trying to figure out the rhythm of a new piece.  She was using
> > > > NoteEdit, but the demise of KDE3 has made NoteEdit unavailable.
> > > > At this point, Denemo appears to be the best at an editor that
> > > > meets those needs.)
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > 
> > > > Robert
> 
> 
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