Change Instrument causes tablature tuning to be reset to Standard

• Apr 5, 2016 - 13:47
Type
Functional
Severity
S4 - Minor
Status
by design
Project
MuseScore

MS 2.0.3 / Win 7.

If you change the Instrument in the attached file from "Classical guitar to "Acoustic guitar" the custom string tuning (DADGAD) is reset to standard (EADGBE).

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tuning_reset.mscz 17.58 KB

Comments

• Apr 5, 2016 - 17:18
Title Tablature: Custom fret mark positions lost on change instrument ⇒ Change Instrument causes tablature tuning to be reset to Standard

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• Apr 5, 2016 - 17:19
Title Change Instrument causes tablature tuning to be reset to Standard ⇒ Tablature: Custom fret mark positions lost on change instrument
Status (old) active ⇒ by design

Because that is the default string tuning for the instrument you just changed to, as taken at that Moment straight from instruments.xml, so this would be by design.

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• Apr 5, 2016 - 17:44
Title Tablature: Custom fret mark positions lost on change instrument ⇒ Change Instrument causes tablature tuning to be reset to Standard

I thought so. But, if you change the guitar sound (acoustic/classical/electric) you would expect to maintain the existing custom tuning.

So, it looks like a workaround is the best solution in this case: Cut-and-paste the notes and fret-marks to a new custom-tuned Staff/Tab pair based on the new instrument.

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