Changing Part Name
I've recently decided to finally start using MU4 instead of MU3, and it's been taking a lot of adjustment--but nothing I can't handle. The ability to load VSTs is game-changing (and the main reason I've decided to finally upgrade). However, one issue that I can't find any solution is on how to change the part name. In MU3's "Staff/Part properties" you could change the part name from there and it would update the instrument's name in the mixer (an absolute necessity with the way I used MU3) or you could change it in the Mixer itself. However, neither of these options work in MU4, so I was wondering how it was done in the new version.
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See https://musescore.org/en/node/360906
for an answer to a similar question.
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by SteveBlower
I do not see the mixer being brought up in that thread--I'm not sure if it truly is a similar question
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by SteveBlower
Hello? I am still having this problem...and the thread you linked is unrelated to it...
It looks like the Mixer shows the "Instrument Name" rather than the "Part Name".
In reply to It looks like the Mixer… by TheHutch
A part may have more than one instrument and have a name like "strings" or "brass" for example. There isn't always a 1 to 1 correspondence between instrument name and part name. There is a 1 (part name) to many (instrument name) correspondence.
In reply to A part may have more than… by SteveBlower
Right! So a given Part could have multiple Mixer entries: one for each Instrument. Which is why the changed Part Name does not appear in the Mixer.
In reply to Right! So a given Part could… by TheHutch
I am not talking about "Parts," I am talking about the "Part Name" that appeared in MU3's Staff/Part Properties
In reply to I am not talking about … by Codeviper
Yes, so were we. The Mixer uses the Instrument Name (the row immediately above the one you indicated in your screenshot) because any given Part could have multiple Instruments appearing in the Mixer.
In reply to Yes, so were we. The Mixer… by TheHutch
So "Part Name" refers to something unrelated in MU4 than it did in MU3, so "Part Name" is not a term that has anything to do with my problem anymore. The mixer now uses "Instrument Name," but "Instrument Name" is not editable. So how do I edit "Instrument Name?"
In reply to So "Part Name" refers to… by Codeviper
I think that you could (emphasise "could") do this by editing the trackname for the instrument in the Instruments.xml file which lives in Musescore4/instrument folder. I have not done this myself but It should go something like this. To get Flute 1 and Flute 2 to show in the mixer you would need to add new entries with the desired new names by copying the existing Flute entry in the file and then changing the trackname in the new entries to whatever you want to appear in the mixer. Make a backup first And good luck!
See here for more information on editing the instruments.xml file. https://musescore.org/en/node/15803
There is a github issue requesting more a simple renaming method https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/18903
[Edit]
A bit more that I should have added.
After editing the instruments.xml file the newly named instruments should appear in the list of instruments available in the Add Instruments dialogue. You would need to select them there when setting up the score.