User manual

Allows you to select a percussion kit presentation type in order to edit how the selected
percussion kit appears in that presentation type.
● 5-line Staff: Kit instruments are shown on a ve-line staff. You can determine which
instruments are shown on each line and in each space of the staff. A single staff label
containing the name of the kit is shown.
● Grid: Kit instruments are shown on a grid, with each instrument on its own line. You can
customize how large the gaps between each line are. Staff labels are shown for each
instrument in a smaller font than normal staff labels.
● Single-line Instruments: Kit instruments are shown as individual instruments with their
own lines. Normal-sized staff labels are shown for each instrument.
5
Editor
Displays the current arrangement of instruments in the selected percussion kit presentation
type. You can change the order of instruments and the layout of lines and spaces in the grid
presentation type by using the controls.
6
Controls
Allows you to change the order and stem direction of instruments in the selected percussion
kit presentation type. It also allows you to add slash voices to the kit.
You can access dialogs to change the noteheads used for each instrument in the kit by
clicking Edit Noteheads. You can also change how combinations of noteheads, articulations,
and tremolos affect playback by clicking
Edit Percussion Playing Techniques.
You can also change the names of individual instruments within percussion kits. Click Edit
Names to open the Edit Instrument Names dialog.
NOTE
This changes the appearance of percussion instrument names in all presentations.
Depending on the percussion kit presentation type, staff labels might use different
information than these instrument names.
7 Action bar
Contains options that apply to all presentation types.
● Add New Instrument : Opens the instrument picker, which allows you to choose a
new unpitched percussion instrument to be added to the kit.
● Add Existing Instrument From Player : Shows a menu listing the other players in
your project that are holding individual percussion instruments not in kits. You can
select a percussion instrument from another player to move to this kit, bringing its
music with it.
● Remove Instrument From Kit : Removes the selected instrument from the kit, so
it appears as an individual instrument. You can move individual instruments to other
players or into other kit instruments.
● Change Instrument : Opens the instrument picker, which allows you to choose a new
unpitched instrument to replace the selected instrument while retaining its music.
● Delete Instrument : Deletes the instrument from the kit, including its music.
8
Export Kit
Allows you to export the percussion kit as a library le so you can use it in other projects.
RELATED LINKS
Percussion kits and drum sets on page 979
Staff labels for percussion kits on page 907
Setup mode
Instruments
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12