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Listening to output

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for connecting and recording digital instruments. A MIDI file is like a tape recording of a MIDI instrument. The \midi block makes the music go to a MIDI file, so you can listen to the music you entered. It is great for checking the music: octaves that are off, or accidentals that were mistyped, stand out very much when listening to the musical transcription.

\midi can be used in similarly to \paper { }, for example,

     \score {
         ..music..
         \midi  { \tempo 4=72 }
         \paper  { }
     }
     

Here, the tempo is specified using the \tempo command. In this case the tempo of quarter notes is set to 72 beats per minute. More information on auditory output is in the Sound section in the notation manual.


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