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From: | Daniel Tonda |
Subject: | Re: timidity plays back music an octave higher than scored |
Date: | Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:27:23 -0600 |
Jay Anderson wrote:
>> Maybe the written pitch for this instrument is accepted to be an
>> octave up from its actual sound. This happens with tuba, am I wrong?
>> Try to transpose your music only into the midi block to achieve the
>> desired result.
>
> I'm not totally sure about bass guitars, but orchestral upright basses are
> written an octave higher than it sounds. So I believe bass guitars are the same.
>
> Also an easier way than transposing in a separate midi block is to preface the
> music with "\transposition c".
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Instrument-transpositions#Instrument-transpositions
>
> -----Jay
Thank you for the suggestions. I placed the "\transposition c" within the \new
Staff block, and the midi playback is now within the correct (lower) octave.
Kind Regards,
~ Eric.
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