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MIDI2LY(1) User Commands MIDI2LY(1)

midi2ly - manual page for midi2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.1

midi2ly [OPTION]... FILE

Convert MIDI to LilyPond input.

print absolute pitches
quantise note durations on DUR
debug printing
print explicit durations
show this help and exit
prepend FILE to output
set key: ALT=+sharps|-flats; MINOR=1
write output to FILE
preview of first 4 bars
suppress progress messages and warnings about excess voices
quantise note starts on DUR
use s instead of r for rests
allow tuplet durations DUR*NUM/DEN
be verbose
show version number and exit
show warranty and copyright
treat every text as a lyric

$ midi2ly --key=-2:1 --duration-quant=32 --allow-tuplet=4*2/3 --allow-tuplet=2*4/3 foo.midi

Report bugs via bug-lilypond@gnu.org

The full documentation for midi2ly is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and midi2ly programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info midi2ly

should give you access to the complete manual.

February 2023 midi2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.1