Re: Hairpins not lining up

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

> Nick Payne wrote:
> > \relative c' {
> >         \stemDown
> >         \time 3/4
> >         e'8\< d c\! d\> e c\!
> > }
> If you begin the decrescendo at the same note as you end
> the crescendo, LilyPond will automatically make sure that
> they are vertically aligned. If you really want the decrescendo
> to begin on the next note, my best proposal is to increase
> the staff-padding.

Another possibility is to use a "null dynamic"

   dynNull = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:hspace 0) )

and then have

    e'8\< d c\dynNull\> d e c\!

By playing around with the width and horizontal shifting of the  
\dynNull object, you can probably get exactly what you want.

HTH!
Kieren.