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midi2ly - manual page for midi2ly (LilyPond) 2.25.25

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLES  REPORTING BUGS  SEE ALSO 

NAME

midi2ly − manual page for midi2ly (LilyPond) 2.25.25

SYNOPSIS

midi2ly [OPTION]... FILE

DESCRIPTION

Convert MIDI to LilyPond input.

OPTIONS

−a, −−absolute−pitches

print absolute pitches

−d, −−duration−quant=DUR

quantise note durations on DUR

−D, −−debug

debug printing

−e, −−explicit−durations

print explicit durations

−h, −−help

show this help and exit

−i, −−include−header=FILE

prepend FILE to output

−k, −−key=ALT[:MINOR]

set key: ALT=+sharps|−flats; MINOR=1

−o, −−output=FILE

write output to FILE

−p, −−preview

preview of first 4 bars

−q, −−quiet

suppress progress messages and warnings about excess voices

−s, −−start−quant=DUR

quantise note starts on DUR

−S, −−skip

use s instead of r for rests

−t, −−allow−tuplet=DUR*NUM/DEN

allow tuplet durations DUR*NUM/DEN

−V, −−verbose

be verbose

−−version

show version number and exit

−w, −−warranty

show warranty and copyright

−x, −−text−lyrics

treat every text as a lyric

EXAMPLES

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

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs via bug−[email protected]

SEE ALSO

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.


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se