changing clefs assignments
I have opened an mxl file in musecore that has a single piano part, 2 staves, treble and base clef. It looks correct in musecore, but actually both staves are treble clef---when I right click on either staff to set properties, the same properties come up, and in the instrument panel I can see the 2 staves are designated as being treble clef (see attached screeenshot). Is there a way I can designate the base clef staff as being base clef? I can't seem to change that in the instrument panel view or by right clicking on the staff and looking at its properties.
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This is probably because of how the mxl file defined the staves. It shouldn't affect anything once the proper clefs are inserted. If it really bothers you, you can select one of the staves on the piano and click "Add staff" and it will add a bass clef staff (at least to the second and probably the first). You can then copy everything from the second treble staff to the one you added, then go back and delete the unneeded treble staff, click it and then click the remove button.
In reply to This is probably because of… by mike320
Thanks for the reply. When I click on the "add staff" button, I actually get another treble clef named staff 1. Any way to make it a bass clef and change its name to something other than Staff 1 (I already have a Staff 1), see attached screenshot.
In reply to Thanks for the reply. When I… by danielmidi
I get a bass staff when I select staff I and add staff.
In reply to I get a bass staff when I… by mike320
So any idea how I can get a bass clef when I select staff and add staff?
In reply to So any idea how I can get a… by danielmidi
Perhaps the font made it unclear. Select staff one and click "Add staff", it will add a bass clef staff as the second staff between the other two, you can then do the copy, paste and delete I described in the first reply.
In reply to Perhaps the font made it… by mike320
Thanks, that resolved it. Although when I export this as midi, in the midi file, the bass clef is a mixture of treble and bass. Any idea how to resolve that?
In reply to Thanks, that resolved it… by danielmidi
I would need to see the score you're exporting. It sounds like you have clef changes on the staff.
In reply to I would need to see the… by mike320
Thanks for taking a look, see attached
In reply to Thanks for taking a look,… by danielmidi
I don't think this is supposed to work like this.
For someone familiar with xml, here's what I found:
I imported the score into version 3.1-beta and there are only two instruments with one staff each with no instrument assigned to them. When I right click the staff and choose staff/part properties, there is not instrument in any of the normal places in the properties window. The instrument name is also blank in the inspector.
dlrubin, Now that I see what you get when you import the score, I would right click each staff, choose staff/part properties and change the instruments to piano. You can then add a staff to the first piano and it will default to bass clef. You can then copy the notes from the second instrument to the first then remove the second piano.
I have done this in the score then exported it to midi. I don't use midi, so I don't know if this is the final form you were looking for.
FYI, I think all of the problems are due to how the xml was exported.
In reply to I don't think this is… by mike320
Thanks for your help here. Though if you open the exported midi file in musescore (or other midi player) the base class is a weird mix of treble and bass clef. Any ideas why?
In reply to Thanks for your help here… by danielmidi
No ideas, I don't know enough about midi file formats. There are people here who can answer that question, be patient.
In reply to Thanks for your help here… by danielmidi
MIDI doesn't contain notation information, only sound information. So any program that wants to turn it into notation needs to make its own choices regarding the clefs to use.