Re: making midi output ignore accidentals?

[Ted Walther]

The documentation left it really unclear; does override only extend to
the next note?  Can I do an override on a patch of music by using {}
immediately after the override?  How about with \set?

Ted

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 09:41:46AM +0100, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> Maybe it's easier (and better) to input the music the way you want it to sound
> and make the accidentals invisible in the printed output if you want.
> \override Accidental #'transparent = ##t
> One big advantage if such an approach is that you easily can print the
> music according to some other typesetting practice, if you wish.
>
> /Mats
>
> Ted Walther wrote:
> > Is there a simple way to make the midi output of a piece ignore
> > accidentals?
> >
> > By this I mean, if the printed sheet music shows a b-flat in the key of
> > C major, I would just want b-normal to go out to the midi file.
> >
> > In Sacred Harp music, accidentals are sometimes (though rarely) printed,
> > but are ignored.
> >
> > Ted
>
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