Re: decrescendo and unspecified starting volume [WAS: dynamic in midi]

[Marc Hohl]

Am 28.08.2012 18:47, schrieb Federico Bruni:
> Il 28/08/2012 17:03, fabio gabbianelli ha scritto:
> > i have this problem
> > (De)crescendo with unspecified starting volume in MIDI.
> >    r1 s8 r1 s8 r1 s8 r1 s8 g4.
> >                               \>_\markup {\line
> > i think it's refer to " \>  " how i can specified the starting volume 
> > in midi? i try to find in the documentation but i don't.....!
>
> Ok, I can reproduce the error (see attached minimal example).
>
> In the doc it's explained only how to set minimum and maximum Midi 
> volume:
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/controlling-midi-dynamics 
>
>
> I have no clue about how to set the starting volume of a decrescendo.
In this respact, Lilypond is as clever as any musician - if there is no
dynamic sign, from which loudness should one start the decrescendo?

As Phil pointed out already, inserting a \p or \mf or any other dynamic sign
should do the trick:

c\mf c\> c c c\!

Regards,

Marc