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Gryffs |
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Hmm... When I try to open a Midi file in Maestro, nothing happens. The file name appears but no tracks appear- what is wrong? I've read some tutorials but they all assume the file opens properly.
(Edit: something is wrong with that particular file. I tried another one and it worked!) |
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lskohlruss |
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pontin |
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Daffin |
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Probly b'cause two things: number one, it seems t' have been a part o' th' Fat Lute site which sort o' folded an then re-opened, much diminished, so that page mebbe ain't there any more, or got re-named or something, an B) it' would've been terribly out o' date anyways. Back in them years, we was creatin abc files with something called th' LOTRO MIDI Player (or somethin like that), or a website called Firefern's Midi Transcriber (or somethin like that). But both o' them softwares was superseded fer ease o' use mebbe 5 years ago by this thing called Maestro (can be downloaded here: https://github.com/digero/maestro/releases).
Basically, y' open a song in Maestro, an it shows all th' tracks o' th' MIDI, an lets y' assign LOTRO instruments to 'em, an then lissen t' what it sounds like, without havin t' actually get into th' game an load up all th' parts. Then it will convert yer substitutions into .abc format, so LOTRO's Music System can read 'em. |
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lskohlruss |
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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ABC Tutorial doesn't seam to exist any more.
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Keli |
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:10 am Post subject: |
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Happy to proof read for you |
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Iron Rose |
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like no one has posted on this thread in about four and a half years. But, I would like to try and restart the discussion. I have mostly completed a music system tutorial for the current Songbook plugin. What makes mine a little different than the others is that I reference specific websites and steps for Breakfast Club music. I also have some trouble shooting built-in to the guide. I would like some people to check my draft... any volunteers? Thanks! |
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Bibliocat |
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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You MUST keep both Plugins and Plugin Data folders. The plugins--all of them--go in the Plugins folder and the data, such as Songbook settings, Lyrical files, Poetical, etc. for each of your accounts goes into Plugin Data.
Be sure to keep backup text files of all the stuff you have in Lyrical or Poetical in case one of them crashes. You can use the AllServers folder if want to easily copy them to a character on an alt account. Just be careful as you copy the data from one to another.
By the way, back in the day when I started out, it took me 2-3 nights to figure out why Songbook wouldn't work until I finally noticed the missing Plugins folder. Kinda hard to notice something that's not there! |
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Luventhariel |
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! *thumbsup*
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Daffin |
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:23 am Post subject: |
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Actually, "Plugin Data" is a folder that LOTRO makes when it's installed. Really, y' ought t' CREATE a new folder, an name it "Plugins", an install Songbook in there. I dunno what would happen if y' re-name yer Plugin Data Folder t' just Plugins. If it's workin all right fer ye, that's fine, but if at some point y' want t' install some OTHER Plugin, it may cause difficulties...
Might be best if y' create a new folder now, an name it "Plugin Data", so ye'll have such a folder fer future plugins t' use. I'm just sort o' supposing here, but it seems t' me t' be th' simplest, safest thing t' do
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Ailrien |
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I had not taken the actual folder out of the outside folder the unzipping left behind. It's the little things. |
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Luventhariel |
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Ailrien wrote: |
I hit a snag or two setting up Songbook tonight, and I found this page to be a help:
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This helped me fix the problem I had, just by being there. I had read through pages of info on various forums. I knew I had done everything correctly, but still couldn't get it to show up in LOTRO. Then it hit me almost immediately after that link loaded. The folder I had inside my LOTRO folder was somehow named "Plugin Data", and it should have been "Plugins". I just changed the folder name and now I'm a happy little elf. |
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Balechney |
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I see! YAY!! |
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