+%
+% declare the standard dynamic identifiers.
+%
-ppp = \dynamic {7 }
-pp = \dynamic { 6 }
-p = \dynamic { 5 }
-mp = \dynamic { 4 }
-mf = \dynamic { 3 }
-df = \dynamic { 2 } % f is a notename too.
-ff = \dynamic { 1 }
-fff = \dynamic { 0 }
+ppp = \absdynamic {7 }
+pp = \absdynamic { 6 }
+p = \absdynamic { 5 }
+mp = \absdynamic { 4 }
+mf = \absdynamic { 3 }
+df = \absdynamic { 2 } % f is a notename too.
+ff = \absdynamic { 1 }
+fff = \absdynamic { 0 }
+
+cr = \spandynamic { 1 1 }
+decr = \spandynamic { -1 1 }
+rc = \spandynamic { 1 2 } % stop a crescendo (worrks for decrescendo too)