I thought he was asking about changing the playback sound, not the 
transposition.  I apologize if I misunderstood the question.



Christopher BJ Smith wrote:

> Since Finale 2000, Staff Styles are the easiest way to accomplish this. 
> If your file does not already have a (for example) clarinet 
> transposition staff style already created, it is easy to do, and then if 
> you save it to your default file, you never have to create it again. It 
> is WAY easier than independent key signatures, even before you start 
> talking about playback.
> 
> Christopher
> 
> 
> At 7:01 AM -0400 5/18/02, David H. Bailey wrote:
> 
>> You need to define expressions to do this.  They can be the same 
>> expression which you use to indicate instrument change, or they can be 
>> non-printing ones.
>>
>> You need to define playback options for whichever type of expression 
>> you want to create.
>>
>> When you click on the Playback Options button the expression creation 
>> panel is expanded.  In the new lower portion, under the Playback 
>> Options heading, in the Type panel, hit the down triangle and scroll 
>> down to select Patch.  The lower part changes to show boxes where you 
>> can select the sound you want.  After selecting the instrument you 
>> want, click the OK button, the click the SELECT button.  Assign it as 
>> a Note Expression and you are all set.
>>
>> If you don't want it to print, place your text in angle-brackets like 
>> this:  <trumpet> and be sure the Don't Print Text In Angle Brackets 
>> box is checked.
>>
>>
>>
>> Carl Dershem wrote:
>>
>>> This has probably been covered, but if so, I haven't noticed.
>>>
>>> I'm doing some parts where varous parts change from one instrument to 
>>> another (flute to sax, clarinet to sax, trumpet to trombone, etc.), 
>>> and while that's relatively easy to do if you have that staff set 
>>> with independent key signatures and transpositions, playback can be 
>>> wonky.
>>>
>>> Is there a relatively simple way to change instruments in the middle 
>>> of a piece, and still have playback work to check for errors?
>>>
>>> cd
>>
>>
>>
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