MIDI synth reset sets program change to 0

[wbsoft]

Reported by a user: Frescobaldi always sets the MIDI instrument to the Grand Piano, even if the LilyPond-generated MIDI file specifies no program change at all. This breaks the situatiuon where the user sets an instrument manually and then wants Frescobaldi to play it.

Solution: not send a program change on reset? Or even no reset at all?

[rdoursenaud]

The MIDI specification insists that such messages shouldn’t be sent automatically but upon user request instead.

I’d suggest to make this feature a "Panic" button inside the MIDI player instead of sending it automatically.
(and/or)
This could also be a toggle switch like Steinberg Cubase on Atari used to do that enables/disables calling the reset before playing.

[tsgouros]

Hello: I'm the user who originally reported this. Can I suggest simply commenting out the program change on line 53 of frescobaldi_app/midifile/output.py?

That way it would conform to the midi spec while you figure out how to add a button to the player?

In truth, I'm not sure the reset needs to be called in frescobaldi_app/miditool/player.py, line 50, so you could always comment it out there, or add a flag to implement it.