Re: LilyPond - dynamics and MIDI output

[Philippe Raynaud]

> I am not top posting

You have your problem (partly) resolved in the documentation
 D.2.4 Piano centered dynamics.
I am also interested in a good MIDI output.
At he beginning, I was hiding some dynamics, particularly
after a (de)crescendo, but now I prefer writing the dynamics
separately from the notes.
So I write tthe dynamics twice:
1. for the score, as they have to appear on it
2. for the Midi Output, so I can control their effect.
If your are particularly interested in a good Midi output,
I'll give you an example of the way I manage it (Voice +
piano staves).
Cheers. Philippe

Ed Ravin <eravin <at> panix.com> writes:

> 
> In piano music, the dynamics written between the upper and lower
> staves seem to apply to both staves.  But in LilyPond's MIDI output,
> the dynamics are understandably only placed in the staff where they
> were entered.  When the MIDI plays, one staff gets louder and softer
> in the right places, while the other plays at the same volume throughout.
> 
> I know that LilyPond's main purpose is music typesetting, with the MIDI
> output a secondary function, but is there any way to deal with this?
> Maybe write the dynamics in a second time on the lower staff and make
> them all invisible somehow?
>