Mid-Staff Instrument Change
Is it possible to create a mid-staff instrument change with out it affecting the instrument name?
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Is it possible to create a mid-staff instrument change with out it affecting the instrument name?
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When you use a mid-staff instrument change, the instrument name on the staff remains the same. What do you mean?
In reply to When you use a mid-staff… by mike320
When I go into the master palate and select the instrument change feature, when I select the instrument I want to change the original instrument name is replaced by the new instrument name. I was wondering if there's a way to switch the instruments but keep the original name?
In reply to When I go into the master… by Blue Boi
I don't think you are doing it correctly. Use the Instrument change from the text, then right click the same text and choose "Change instrument..." to change the instrument. You can edit "Instrument" so it has any text you want. This is the only place anything but the original instrument's name exists. The staves still show the original instrument names.
See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/mid-staff-instrument-changes
In reply to I don't think you are doing… by mike320
Here ley me show you the file. I want trombone 1 to still say trombone 1 on the instrument name.
In reply to Here ley me show you the… by Blue Boi
File
In reply to File by Blue Boi
If you mean you want "Bass Trombone" to say "Trombone 1" then you can double click the name and edit the text. On the next page double click the "B. Tbn" and change the text to "Tbn. 1" and it will appear on all subsequent pages.
In reply to File by Blue Boi
As others have mentioned, it appears you are using the midstaff change incorrectly. It is literally meant for changes mid0staff - like if the first trombone player is supposed to put down his instrument half way through the piece and pick up a bass trombone. It makes no sense to use this on the first measure of a piece. I suspect you really should be simply changing the instrument with Staff Properties. But perhaps you could clarify - what is it you are actually trying to accomplish here? How many trombone players are you trying to write for, and are any of them supposed to lay down their horns and pick up a new one part way through the piece?
In reply to Here ley me show you the… by Blue Boi
Try this:
1. Delete the Instrument change so that 'Trombone 1' re-appears.
2. Create the Instrument change again, but this time insert it on the following measure. (not measure 1)
In reply to Try this:… by Jm6stringer
I totally missed that, and I knew it.