8b
Hello,
Why does the text for 8b appears as 8va ?
Is there a way to change it? I see that the text syntax is ottavaBassa but it shows the same as ottavaAlta on the score.
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The va at the (Italian) 8va is the th at the Englisch 8th
That it is ottava bassa can be seen by its plament below the staff
The "a" in the abbreviation 8va doesn't really stand for "alta". It stands for the "a" at the end of the italian word for octave, ottava. You sometimes see a similar abbreviation of the English "octave" as 8ve. Therefore, whether the transposition is an octave up or an octave down, the abbreviation should be the same - 8va. In order to distinguish between the two you can edit the text of the line in Musescore to read "8va alta" or "8va bassa" or just rely on the position of the line. Or you can edit the text to achieve the mistaken, but quite common use of 8vb.
In reply to The "a" in the abbreviation… by SteveBlower
I have the same problem. By default the text field has this content "ottavaBassa". This suggests, that somewhere on the computer there might be an xml file, where the text definition for "ottavaBassa" might be changed. Is there such an xml file? Where can I find it? I'd prefer to automatically show "8vb" instead of "8va" because it's easier to read in my opinion.
Thanks in advance, I really like Musescore (apart from a few glitches) and I really value the people behind it.
In reply to I have the same problem. By… by Arroyodorado
Add a line to your score. Edit it to read how you like and then SHIFT+CTRL+Drag it to a palette. You can then add it from there where- and when-ever you want.
See https://handbook.musescore.org/text/entering-and-editing-text
and https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/palettes
In reply to Add a line to your score. … by SteveBlower
Fantastic, thank you. I wasn't aware that you can also drag stuff INTO the palettes… 8-)