Re: Setting the midiInstrument to "woodblock" ruins the woodblock sound?

On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM Lukas-Fabian Moser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'm not an expert on this, but if I understand the MIDI world correctly,
> then
>
> - \drummode creates drum sounds from the MIDI channel 10 drum world
> (where each 'pitch' encodes a different drum instrument),
>
> - Setting midiInstrument to "woodblock" selects woodblock as an
> instrument from the same category as piano or cello, in particular, not
> the woodblock sound from the channel 10 drum collection.
>
> So from this point of view, the behaviour you observed is not surprising
> I think.

Hi Lukas,

Before your reply, I was pondering a bit, and was thinking something
akin to "Maybe it's because setting the instrument makes it expect
pitch values..." but hadn't pursued that fleeting thought. Your answer
provides a more detailed support of that thought.

Thanks!