Re: timidity plays back music an octave higher than scored

[Eric Patton]

Jay Anderson wrote:
> > Maybe the written pitch for this instrument is accepted to be an
> > octave up from its actual sound. This happens with tuba, am I wrong?
> > Try to transpose your music only into the midi block to achieve the
> > desired result.
>
> I'm not totally sure about bass guitars, but orchestral upright basses are
> written an octave higher than it sounds. So I believe bass guitars are the same.
>
> Also an easier way than transposing in a separate midi block is to preface the
> music with "\transposition c".
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Instrument-transpositions#Instrument-transpositions
>
> -----Jay

Thank you for the suggestions. I placed the "\transposition c" within the \new 
Staff block, and the midi playback is now within the correct (lower) octave.

Kind Regards,

~ Eric.