Where's the graphical user interface (GUI)? There
isn't any. To use slippery chicken you have to programme in
Common Lisp. See the installation page
for where to get a Common Lisp environment and Getting ready for the
workshops for some Lisp programming links.
Do I have to be a programmer to use slippery
chicken? No, but it helps. You do have to programme
slippery chicken in Lisp but you don't have to be an expert
programmer to get started and make music with it. You can start by
modifying the demo compositions.
See Getting ready for the
workshops for some Lisp programming links.
What's the simplest call to slippery-chicken?
Some of
the simplest calls are found in the workshop examples and exercises,
e.g. the core usage example.
There's also a template file to
help you get started on simple new slippery-chicken pieces.
My piece compiles fine, and I can generate CMN and MIDI files
OK, but I'm getting Lilypond errors like error: unknown escaped
string: `\pno' { << \global #(set-accidental-style 'modern) \pno1rh >>
}; what gives?
Lilypond can't handle number characters in players names. If you change
e.g piano1 to piano-one, all should be fine. See core
usage for more details.
Where can I see the version history (i.e. all the changes that
have been made to the software between different releases)?