Re: how to transpose midi one octave ?

[Mats Bengtsson]

David has already provided an excellent answer, namely to insert a
\transposition c
at the top of the music, see 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Displaying-pitches#Instrument-transpositions
Then, there's no need for a separate \score block for the MIDI output.

   /Mats

James Bailey wrote:
> \score { \new Staff { \transpose c' c { \guitarMusic} } \midi {} }
> should do the trick.
>
> On 02.03.2010, at 12:28, David Kastrup wrote:
>
> > Martin Tarenskeen <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > I'm sure my question is answered somewhere in the docs, but I can't
> > > find it:
> > >
> > > I have a guitar score and the MIDI output should sound one octave
> > > lower than the written notes. I have found sections about transposing
> > > instruments, but not about an instrument that plays in the written
> > > key, but one octave down - like a guitar.
> >
> > That _is_ a transposing instrument.  Just use the normal input
> > conventions for them (the transposing command can use octave
> > indicators).
> >
> > > How do I handle this in Lilypond ? ( And I don't want a treble clef
> > > with an "8" below or an 8va basso sign in my score either)
> >
> > The 8 below is _standard_ for guitars as far as I am concerned, but
> > using the instructions for transposing instruments should work fine.
> >
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> >
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