Bad armor for sousaphone in Bb

• Jan 8, 2023 - 10:42

With MuseScore 4, sousaphone in Bb uses a bad armor. For example, if trompette is in C (no sharp nor flat), sousaphone in Bb is written in D (2 sharps). Except that, notes are OK.
(I tested with MuseScore 3.6, Sousaphone in Bb is well, so in C)

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What do you mean by bad armor?

I just tested that sousaphones (in Bb and in Concert Pitch) work exactly the same in MuseScore 3.6 and MuseScore 4. Both seem to transpose Sousaphone in Bb up a seventh. Its a big leap but I guess that's how transposing works.

If transposing is the problem, use the button with "Concert pitch" at the lower-right corner in MuseScore 4 to toggle between transposed and concert pitch when using sousa in Bb.

In reply to by fransfelix

Hummmm. Ok, this is strange.
When i create a part from 0, adding a trumpet and sousaphone (both in Bb), everything is ok.
But for my part i had created with MS 3.6 (with 2 flats on flute, ), opened later with MS 4 and saved with MS 4, when i add Sousaphone in Bb, two sharps are set in key.

I just test adding another trumpet in Bb, it also has 2 sharps on key.
Same behaviour if i set "Concert pitch" before adding trumpet in Bb and set back to instruments pitch.

Ok, i finally do a test to produce the bug. With MS 4 :
- Create a part with flute using Bb pitch (flute is created with 2 flats.....OK)
- Add a Bb trumpet (trumpet is created without any flat nor sharp.....OK)
- Add a Bb sousaphone (sousaphone is created with 2 sharps instead of nothing.... NOK)
BUT....if i change flute pitch and go back to initial pitch, everything is corrected (same armor for sousa and trumpet.....OK).

So, there is a little bug but easy to manage

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