If you care a lot about how it sounds then you'll want to import the MIDI into a DAW and make your adjustments there.
If you are content with just the MIDI sounds then what I have done in the past is to make a copy of the LilyPond file and make all the adjustments I want to the dynamics on that version and generate a MIDI file from it. This way you can also change tempo slightly frequently, add ornaments, etc. The pdf you print from that will now be a visual representation of the DAW-like changes you've made and you can continue to work from that to get the kind of performance you want. On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 9:20 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > HI; > > Frequently I have engraved music that doesn't sound good when the > corresponding midi is played, usually with regards to two (or more) > instruments that are overwhelmed by one of them. > > In this case, I have a piece which has a Contrabass with Piano > accompaniment, with two different kinds of unwanted domination. In > the first case I have to specify the dynamics for the right hand and > the left hand separately (a human pianist would not need this). > Secondly, the left hand encounters polyphony about fifteen bars into > the piece. Then, these notes are played at mezzo forte or forte when > I want them to be the same dynamic as previously (ppp). I can't have > the Contrabass and the Piano playing at piano dynamics because the > Contrabass is completely dominated by the Piano. > > I guess I could solve this problem by having four variables for the > left hand (lh_one, lh_two, lh_one_midi and lh_two_midi), but that > seems quite a bit of work. > > Am I the only one that would like to have the midi output sound at > least somewhat pleasant? Or am I the only one who has this problem > with the midi dynamics being wonky? > > See attached files for details. > > Mac Mini > Lilypond 2.22.2 (from home brew) > Fluidsynth (from home brew) > > Thanks, > Ken Wolcott