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The easiest, although unsatisfactory, method of producing some MIDI output when writing for such instruments is to substitute the nearest sound from the standard set. <!-- TODO Expand with examples, and any other issues --> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">Known issues and warnings</h5> <p>Because the general MIDI standard does not contain rim shots, the sidestick is used for this purpose instead. <!-- *- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- --> <!-- This file is part of lilypond.tely --> <!-- \version "2.11.51" --> <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="Controlling-MIDI-dynamics.de.html#Controlling-MIDI-dynamics">Controlling MIDI dynamics</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="MIDI-output.de.html#MIDI-output">MIDI output</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> Diese Seite ist für LilyPond-2.11.57 (Entwicklungszweig). <br> <address> Fehler bitte an <a href="http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs">http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs</a> melden. </address> <br> Ihre <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">Vorschläge für die Dokumentation</a> sind willkommen. </font> </p> </div> </BODY></html>