Hello Ken, Lilypond does not do midi replay, it just produces a midi file. This means that this is most likely a balancing problem of whatever sampler you're using for playback.
Cheers, Valentin 27.02.2022 18:47:30 Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolc...@gmail.com>: > Hi; > > My Tuba+Piano engravings: during midi playback, the Piano dominates > the Tuba; why? > > I know that this is really a midi versus live performance question... > > I can change the dynamics of the Tuba to be "fff" and both the left > hand and right hand of the Piano to be "ppp", and yet the Piano > dominates the Tuba during midi playback. > > I'm not expecting a midi playback to sound as good as a live > performance, but this seems...odd. > > Is there anything I can do with Lilypond to generate a midi playback > of Tuba+Piano pieces that sound more realistic? > > Thanks, > Ken Wolcott