midi2ly1

Manual page for midi2ly (lilypond) 2.26.0

Usage

midi2ly [OPTION] ... FILE

Overview

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

History

Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
Debian 13 (Trixie)
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Debian 10 (Buster)
Debian 8 (Jessie)
Debian 7 (Wheezy)
Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
Debian 4.0 (Etch)
Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
Debian 3.0 (Woody)
Debian 2.2 (Potato)

--absolute-pitches since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --allow-tuplet since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --debug since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --duration-quant since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --explicit-durations since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --include-header since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --preview since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --quiet since Debian 8 (Jessie); --skip since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --start-quant since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --text-lyrics since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -D since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -S since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -a since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -e since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -i since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -p since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -q since Debian 8 (Jessie); -t since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).

--no-double-dots until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --no-quantify until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --no-rests until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --no-silly until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --no-timestamps until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --no-tuplets until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --smallest until Debian 3.0 (Woody); -T until Debian 3.0 (Woody); -b until Debian 3.0 (Woody); -n until Debian 3.0 (Woody); -r until Debian 3.0 (Woody); -v until Debian 3.1 (Sarge).