Re: Instrument Transposition 'Leakage' To Other Instruments

[Graham Percival]

This doesn't sound logical; my bet is that it is a bug.  However, I 
can't really tell without having a working example and trying it for 
myself.  Please submit a minimal working example to the bug- list.

Cheers,
- Graham


Will Oram wrote:
> Take the following snippet. There are two staves; the second one 
> transposes in MIDI using \transposition a , whilst the first does not. 
> Process it in 2.8.4 and listen to the generated MIDI. It clearly sounds 
> like crap; this is because the first instrument is being transposed like 
> the second.
>
> \simultaneous {
>            \new Staff <<
>             \new Voice { \InstrumentI }
>         >>
>        
>         \new Staff <<
>             \partcombine
>                 \relative c'' { \InstrumentIIA }
>                 \relative g' { \InstrumentIIB }
>         >>
> }   
>
> \layout {}
>
> \midi { }
>
> % end snippet
>
> Now, I know why this osmosis happens. If both \InstrumentIIA and 
> \InstrumentIIB include \transposition a , this problem occurs. Delete it 
> from \InstrumentIIB, and \InstrumentI sounds at concert pitch.
>
> My question is: is this a bug? This is not the first time this has 
> happened to me when writing up a score, and it's taken many days to 
> pinpoint the cause. If it's intentional, it's not logical.
>
> I have to smile and remember
> when you accuse me of that smell
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