Mid-staff transposition change
I'm copying an orchestral score where the horn parts switch between F and E horns. Can this be done mid-staff? I know how to do a mid-staff instrument change, but I'm having trouble getting into the local transpose settings.
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Horns usually don't have a key signature, right? So right from the beginning, you should get rid of the key signature by applying a local key signature (hold Ctrl when attaching) of F major. So when Horn in F changes into Horn in E, no more key signature will appear.
Or if you want the key signature, you can simply add a local key signature of the key in concert pitch after the instrument change.
In reply to Horns usually don't have a… by Howard-C
You are correct that I can get the printed notes to look right without changing the transpose settings. However, the played notes will not be right if I generate a MIDI file. Is there a way to change the transpose settings mid-staff so that both the printed notes and the played notes will be correct? Or do I just need to split the horn parts into two staffs (one transposing in F and another transposing in E), and show or hide each staff as appropriate?
In reply to You are correct that I can… by djcarr
Use a mid staff instrument change like any other. The name of the Horn in E is actual E Horn for some strange reason. I've done this many times.
One thing about mid staff instrument changes. The default for the templates is to have one horn with two staves. This is not good when the first horns are in one key and the second horns are in another key because a mid staff instrument change affects the entire instrument. Since the default is actually one instrument with two staves so you need to add a new instrument so you can change instruments independently.
In reply to Use a mid staff instrument… by mike320
E Horn was changed to Horn in E not long ago.
In reply to You are correct that I can… by djcarr
The played notes sound already correct to me, but I don't really know anything about exporting to midi.
In reply to You are correct that I can… by djcarr
If you used Horn in E as your instrument when doing the change, transposition should be handled automatically. If you didn't, try that instead. Also, starting with 3.3 (released just a few hours ago), you can right-click the staff somewhere after the instrument change and set the transposition manually in Staff Properties.
If you continue to have trouble, please attach your score so we can assist better.
In reply to If you used Horn in E as… by Marc Sabatella
Is there a way to edit the appearance of the short instrument name as it appears on the staffs after the change?
In reply to Is there a way to edit the… by djcarr
If you do an instrument change, you can right click any measure affected by the change, choose staff/part properties and change the short instrument name. It will be applied to all systems that start with that instrument.
In reply to Is there a way to edit the… by djcarr
Please disregard the last message. I figured it out.
In reply to Please disregard the last… by djcarr
Too late ;-)