Hi Robert, I always use the 8vb bass clef in these situations, with the transposition set to "8va, bass clef."
This works reliably, without messing with expressions -- is it a possibility in your case? If you're using a transposed score, it should work just fine with no issues, since no one will ever see the 8vb clef. If you are using a concert pitch score and do not want to see an 8vb bass clef, you could simply substitute the character in the clef designer. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 30 Sep 2012, at 11:50 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > I am writing a contrabassoon part in a C score. The way I usually handle C > scores is that I label each transposing instrument "sounding as written", > but I do not so label octave transposing instruments. That allows me to not > be fussy about them. > > But it puts me in a quandary for correct playback, and I had thought > transposing expression would work. But I am finding (at least sometimes) > they don't transpose. Specifically, I have a bassoon/contra doubling part. > When the contra part starts I put a hidden "T-12" transposing expression in > the score. It was actually working, but then it stopped, and I have no idea > what changed. I certainly did not change anything on purpose. > > Does anyone know why a transposing exp. might not transpose? Oddly enough, > my piccolo expressions are transposing. Go figure. The options in the > assignment dialogs for both contra and piccolo exps look the same to me. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
