User manual

Single-line instruments
Kit instruments are shown as individual instruments with their own lines. Normal-sized
staff labels are shown for each instrument.
The editing area in the Edit Percussion Kit dialog lists all of the instruments in the
order in which they appear in the score.
Single-line instruments presentation
Multiple instruments held by the same player are vertically spaced according to the ideal gaps
dened on the Vertical Spacing page in Setup > Layout Options.
RELATED LINKS
Percussion kits and drum sets on page 979
Edit Percussion Kit dialog on page 109
Staff labels for percussion kits on page 907
Overriding the appearance of playing technique-specic noteheads on page 990
Override Percussion Noteheads dialog on page 987
Changing the percussion kit presentation type
You can change the presentation type of percussion kits in each layout independently and
independently of each other. For example, you can use a ve-line staff in the full score layout
but a grid in the percussion part layout, and have two percussion kits with different presentation
types in the same full score layout.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the percussion kit
presentation type.
By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog.
You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, Shift -clicking
adjacent layouts, and
Ctrl/Cmd -clicking individual layouts.
3. Click Players in the category list.
4.
In the Percussion section, choose one of the following options for each percussion kit in
your project:
● 5-line Staff
● Grid
● Single-line Instruments
5.
Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The presentation type is changed for the selected percussion kits in the selected layouts.
Unpitched percussion
Percussion kit presentation types
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