Re: how to transpose midi one octave ?

[James Bailey]

\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.
>
> --
> David Kastrup
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