Changing Instruments
Hi. I have written a two stave piece of music, both staves being in treble clef. Playback is set for the default piano sound. I would like to hear it back with the top line being violin, and the second line being acoustic guitar. I have so far been unable to make this happen.
Thanks!
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Are both staves added as different instruments or the same instrument? See Edit → Instruments
To just change the playback sound used for an instrument, use the mixer (F10)
In reply to Are both staves added as… by jeetee
Neither is labeled as anything.
In reply to Neither is labeled as… by Rick Harris 2
So what is shown on the right part of the Edit → Instruments dialog then?
In reply to So what is shown on the… by jeetee
Staff one treble clef standard
Staff two bass clef standard
(Even though staff two is bass clef)
Right click on the stave > stave/part properties > change instrument >(choose instrument) > OK > OK. Since all instruments are in concert pitch there will be no automatic key changes although your bass clef will probably change to octave treble clef for the guitar..
In reply to Right click on the stave >… by Peter B
It sounds like this won't work. I'm not sure where the score came from, but it sounds from his description that there is one instrument with two staves, so change instruments will change both staves.
If you open the mixer (press F10) and there are two instruments, you can assign any sound you want to each instrument, otherwise you need to add another instrument (press i and read https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/create-new-score#add-instruments). You can then copy the second staff to the new instrument and delete the second staff in the first instrument then change the instruments as Peter B suggested.
In reply to It sounds like this won't… by mike320
Ah, OK, I misunderstood the original post. Perhaps if it could be posted we could see what it is.
In reply to Ah, OK, I misunderstood the… by Peter B
You are correct. It would be easier if we had the actual score.
In reply to It sounds like this won't… by mike320
I have the same question, so i have two staves, the treble clef and the bass clef, so i want the instrument in my treble clef, lets say a Flute and then in my bass clef, i would like the instrument in Church Organ.
Would it be possible? I tried looking it up in "Mixer" but the instrument you choose will affect both staves.
In reply to I have the same question, so… by basitfritz
You wrote:
> I tried looking it up in "Mixer" but the instrument you choose will affect both staves. <
You need 2 separate instruments in the Instruments panel to have separate instruments in the Mixer:
![2_instruments.png]( "2_instruments.png")
You wrote:
> ...so i want the instrument in my treble clef, a Flute and then in my bass clef, i would like the instrument in Church Organ. <
In the Instruments panel, for the organ, delete any staff (other than the Bass clef staff):
![staff.png]( "staff.png")
Here's an example score:
Flute-Organ.mscz