Using the bass clef for bass but make it sound one octave lower?(no 8vb clef)
I was just told that using the 8vb bass clef for the contrabass wasn't necessary and not standard, so I decided to implement the traditional bass clef; however, there are many sections of the score for the bass that have too many ledger lines beneath the f clef system. Is there anyway I can notate the entire bass line using the traditional bass clef but make it sound one octave lower? Thank you.
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Yes, go to Staff Properties and set the Play Transposition to be down an octave. This is the way the bass will be set up by default starting with 2.1. Although FWIW, it's not uncommon in modern publications to see the bass clef clef with the 8, because Finale long did it that by default as well.
In reply to Yes, go to Staff Properties by Marc Sabatella
Thank you Marc Sabatella.
In reply to Yes, go to Staff Properties by Marc Sabatella
Hey Marc, I followed your steps and I am confused on this matter and would like more clarification. I selected the entire bass line system and inserted my new bass clef. This made all the notes go down one whole octave. I then selected the entire bass clef line fro beginning to end again and went into staff properties and selected Play Transposition to be down one octave and all the notes remained in the same position. I then selected all the notes and brought them back up an octave and all the notes are sounding an octave higher. Further clarification would be great. Thank you.
In reply to Hey Marc, I followed your by Daniel Ani
You have concert pitch selected, you need to do it with concert pitch turned off.
In reply to Hey Marc, I followed your by Daniel Ani
Yes, sounds like you have concert pitch turned on. In which case, you should actually put the bass-8vb clef back unless you like seeing all those ledger lines. Then turn off concert pitch, and *then* change the clef to regular bass clef and follow the steps as before. What you want is to use bass-8vb in concert pitch mode, regular bass with concert pitch off. MuseScore keeps track of this for you.
If you need further help, please attach the actual score and describe what you are having trouble with.
In reply to Yes, sounds like you have by Marc Sabatella
Thank you Marc Sabatella, I was able to implement the action with your help. Thanks.
In reply to Yes, go to Staff Properties by Marc Sabatella
I have followed your instructions but an "8" is notated under the bass clef? Any ways to remove that "8" while keeping the sound an octave lower?
In reply to I have followed your… by MOCH
You can make the instrument octave transposing. Just as the reply to the initial post explains
In reply to You can make the instroment… by Jojo-Schmitz
I did exactly what mentioned in staff property but I now get an 8 under the clef, which I want to remove.
In reply to I did exactly what mentioned… by MOCH
Then apply the clef without the 8 to that staff