how to switch from percussion [one line] to standard treble staff

• May 7, 2022 - 06:56

I imported a musicXml file that has a problem as you can see in the first attached screenshot.
The Bass Clarinet part is using a one line percussion staff
I have not been able to change it to a standard staff/clef.

If I open ("I") the instrument dialogue and change the Staff Type to from "custom standard" to "standard" (see third attachment) I get a wrong result: a treble clef with a single line staff (see second attachment)

btw1 how come all the imported instruments are of type Choir/Aahs?
btw2 how could I change the staff to a 3-line percussion staff (in case I need to do it one day)

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Comments

Jojo-Schmitz

• May 7, 2022 - 09:26

Please attach the MusicXML file

mgaewsj

• May 7, 2022 - 10:08

Unfortunately I cannot share it yet, but I will try to extract part of it later in the afternoon

mgaewsj

• May 7, 2022 - 13:54

here is a small musicXml extract reproducing the problem

beside being able to assign a standard clef to the Bass Clarinet
I would also like to switch the Cymbals (5th instrument) staff to 3 lines percussion instead of 1

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Jojo-Schmitz

• May 7, 2022 - 14:17

Well, MuseScore just does as it's being tole:

        <score-part id="P2">
            <part-name>Bass Clarinet</part-name>
            <score-instrument id="P2-I1">
                <instrument-name>Choir Aahs</instrument-name>
            </score-instrument>
            <midi-instrument id="P2-I1">
                <midi-channel>1</midi-channel>
                <midi-program>53</midi-program>
            </midi-instrument>
        </score-part>
 ...
    <part id="P2">
        <measure number="1">
            <attributes>
                <divisions>1</divisions>
                <time>
                    <beats>4</beats>
                    <beat-type>4</beat-type>
                </time>
                <clef>
                    <sign>percussion</sign> <!--------------------------------here----------------->
                </clef>
                <staff-details>
                    <staff-lines>1</staff-lines>  <!-------------and here--------------->
                </staff-details>
                <transpose>
                    <diatonic>-1</diatonic>
                    <chromatic>-1</chromatic>
                </transpose>
            </attributes>
            <note>
                <rest/>
                <duration>1</duration>
                <voice>1</voice>
                <staff>1</staff>
            </note>
        </measure>

So I'd blame Logic Pro (the software that allegedly created that XML) for this

mgaewsj

• May 7, 2022 - 15:24

thanks for checking.
no doubt this is LogicPro's fault.

Still I would expect to be able to change staff properties in musescore.
This also applies to percussion tracks too btw

Jojo-Schmitz

• May 7, 2022 - 15:34

In Staff properties increase the number of staff lines to 5.
Select the drum clef, press Del

mgaewsj

• May 7, 2022 - 17:04

yes, it works!

there is still a problem however: notes are displayed as if they are belonging to a drumset (see attachment), for instance the last note is displayed as a cross inside a circle

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Jojo-Schmitz

• May 7, 2022 - 17:05

I guess you'd have to reset those to normal noteheads.

mgaewsj

• May 7, 2022 - 17:40

yes, that's easy.

thanks for your help!