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In most cases, it’s more convenient to create a new Instrument Set with New > New
Complete Set, as all instruments currently used in the Arrange window are automatically
included. You can, however, also select New > New Empty Set, into which you can insert
the desired instruments, one-by-one. Other options in this menu are: Duplicate Set;
which creates a copy of the currently visible Instrument Set, for use as a basis for
another set, and New Set of Selected Insts., which creates a new Instrument Set that
contains all currently selected instruments.
Track Instrument icons are also displayed in this column, at the highest zoom level.
Please note: you will not see a new Instrument Set in the Score window until it is
chosen from the Instrument Set box pull-down menu.
Full Name
A click on any line in this column opens an entry field that contains the default
“@(reference)”. If you don’t change this, the Track Instrument name will be used as the
name for the instrument in the score. As the Track Instrument name is often identical to
the corresponding synthesizer patch (Solostrings high, for example), you’ll probably
want to assign another name here. This name is automatically displayed in the score as
the full name: “Violin 1”, for example. Display parameters for instrument names are set
in Layout > Numbers & Names (see “Numbers & Names” on page 414).
Short Name
You can also define an abbreviated name for each instrument, which is used if short
names is selected for the instrument name display in the Layout > Numbers & Names
dialog window.
Brackets and Bar Lines
You can define which staves in the Instrument Set are connected by brackets (two
bracket types are available), and/or connected by bar lines (either at the beginning of
each staff, or throughout), in the last four columns. Any of these connections can be set
by dragging vertically in the column, until you see the appropriate display.
Brackets and bar lines can also be interrupted between staves, enabling you to form
groups of connected instruments in a score. If you want to delete a line or bracket,
grab the corresponding symbol at its end point, and drag it upwards, until it
disappears. You can use the same method to shorten lines.
Bar line connections can also be edited directly in the score. Just click on the upper end
of a bar line to connect it to the next (higher) staff. Repeating the procedure
disconnects the bar lines.