I am kind of intrigued by this drummers gigsaw... seems to be some
kind of drum beat library?
But after that I am totally at loss, can you or someone explain how
this can be used. Is it strictly for arranging with lilypond? Is it
for arranging?

Regards,
Robert

Hi Robert

Did you follow the tutorial that is in the archive? What step is it you don't understand?

Here's a short review I wrote about Gigsaw:

The Gigsaw can be useful to replace a normal sequencer because it allows one to work on a midi file using text only and thus the functions that are available in a text editor, like e.g. the replace function. More logical maybe.
Sometimes it's easier to use the names of rhythms instead of the notation or midi pianoroll/matrix drum editor.

To use the Gigsaw, you need gvim (the vim-gnome package).
At least, to convert from Lilypond format to midi.
Arranging drums can also be done in a simple text editor using copy-paste.

Cheers
Peter