Hi Kaj, what you need is a system-system-spacing not a staff-staff-spacing, which is placed in a paper block as documented here: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/flexible-vertical-spacing-paper-variables#list-of-flexible-vertical-spacing-paper-variables
\paper { system-system-spacing.basic-distance = #25 } For the staff-staff distance, I think you should set the default-staff-staff-spacing instead (if you want to adjust that): \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup.default-staff-staff-spacing.basic-distance = #15 HTH, Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user