Instrument types
Hi
I have imported an organ piece via midi in 3 tracks. How do I combine the first and second manuals staves such that the instrument name "Organ" appears centred between the two staves? I know how to add the brace and extend the barlines.
Many thanks
Andrew
Comments
I'm not sure there is a direct way to do that for a piece created from MIDI, since probably those three staves were created as three separate instruments. The way you'd do it for a score created from scratch is to create a single instrument with three staves. So unless someone knows up a way to directly convert a separate instrument into a staff of another instrument, I think what probably makes the msot sense is to add two staves to the first instrument then copy the contents of the last two instruments to those new staves. Then delete the now-duplicate instruments. Normally, I'd be hesitant to recommend that since copy/paste loses a fair amount of information. But actually, most of the info lost is information that wasn't present in the MIDI file anyhow - text markings, info on stem directions, etc. So as long as you do the copy before adding that you shouldn't be any worse off than you already are.
In reply to I'm not sure there is a by Marc Sabatella
Many thanks indeed for the fast reply. I was thinking that was the best way so good you've confirmed that and I haven't really done any work on the score.
Kind regards
Andrew