Midi pitch octave management

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Neil Killeen

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Jun 10, 2025, 9:17:23 AMJun 10
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hi there

As far as I can tell, there is no way for me to get my midi output to recognise 8ve——— sections. I think a simple solution would be a directive that allows me to raise or lower the midi pitch by an octave until turned off

cheers
Neil

Philip Hazel

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Jun 11, 2025, 3:18:26 AMJun 11
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Hello Neil,

Sorry for the delay - I seem to be somewhat busy just at the moment. I think you have overlooked the [miditranspose] directive:

"The [miditranspose] directive can be used to change the playing            
transposition of a stave, which is initially set from the miditranspose   
header directive. The value given in [miditranspose] is added to the        
current playing transposition for the stave at the point it is encountered. One
use of this is to arrange for '8va' passages to be played at the correct      
pitch. Changes made by [miditranspose] do not persist beyond the end of the
movement."                

Regards,
Philip


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Neil Killeen

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Jun 11, 2025, 3:31:28 AMJun 11
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Phlip

how very bizarre!  I read through all the midi* directives looking for exactly this and not finding it, yet it is right there, right in front of me!
Ok, senior moment :-)

thanks
Neil

Philip Hazel

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Jun 11, 2025, 4:03:23 AMJun 11
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I have discovered that the more senior, the more moments.......

Regards,
Philip

Neil Killeen

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Jun 11, 2025, 4:43:00 AMJun 11
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indeed, and they are always inexplicable !

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