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

[Keith OHara]

James Harkins <jamshark70 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> it's impossible to calculate without both the starting and ending dynamic.
> 
> Or has the logic been improved so that ending a decrescendo with \! now
> guesses an ending dynamic that is somewhat softer by some invisibly 
> determined amount?
>

Heikki posted some improvements here
 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2012-07/msg00441.html
which were included in version 2.16

So LilyPond does guess sometimes.  His patch gives warnings when he thought
it might be surprising LilyPond made a guess, but maybe the confusion
caused by the warning is more trouble than the help.

Fabio,  
LilyPond starts your decrescendo in the middle of the dynamic range.
The warning is only to tell you that LilyPond made a guess about the 
starting dynamic.  If you are happy with the results, you need do nothing
about the warning.