Re: Instrument equalization

[David Kastrup]

Dan Eble <address@hidden> writes:

>> On Aug 29, 2016, at 03:42 , David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> Dan Eble <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>>> the moment, I am inclined to defeat the equalizer in my Lilypond
>>> scores so that all instruments use the same mapping of dynamic to
>>> velocity, and account for the relative volume of instruments in the
>>> soundfont itself.  Any thoughts?
>> 
>> Yes.
>> 
>> It's fine to provide loadable equalizations for various sound fonts.
>> But out of the box, the mapping from instrument to Midi volume should be
>> predictable.  It's the task of the sound font and/or synthesizer to
>> properly balance comparable Midi volume settings.
>
> So you would support removing the default instrument-specific
> equalizer settings from Lilypond, while leaving the feature available
> for use.  Is that right?

Yes.  It would be a good idea to hear where the original settings came
from so that they can be provided as (part of?) a documented loadable
default with a purpose.

-- 
David Kastrup