User guide

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 785
 The staff size you should use in full scores depends on the number of staffs in the
score, and the size and format of the paper being used. When using A4 or US letter
paper: full orchestra: 2, big band: 3, wind quintet: 4.
Note: The size of all staffs in a score set can also be affected by the Scale parameter
(see “Using Score Sets to Create Scores and Parts” on page 796) in the Score Set
window. This makes it possible to use the same sizes for both the whole score, and
parts of a piece.
Clef
You can select the clef to be used in the staff style from a pop-up menu. This menu
offers some special options, in addition to the usual clefs:
 Drum.0 to Drum.8: Staffs with 0 to 8 lines and a neutral percussion clef. The
relationship of MIDI note pitches to the top line of all staffs corresponds to the top
line in a regular bass clef (A2). No accidentals will be displayed in these drum staffs.
Drum.0 also omits any ledger lines. These clefs are often used in mapped drum styles
(see “Drum Notation With Mapped Staff Styles” on page 792), where the vertical
position of a note on the staff doesn’t correspond to pitch, but is determined by
different drum map parameters.
 no clef.0 to no clef.8: Is like the Drum.0 to Drum.8 staffs, but without a clef.
 TAB Guitar … and TAB Bass …: 12 different options for displaying notes as guitar or
bass tablature. Tablature tuning sets are defined and edited in the Tablature window
(Layout > Guitar Tablature).
Transpose
The display transposition, measured in half steps up or down. This parameter does not
affect MIDI playback. If a staff contains chord symbols, these will also be transposed
accordingly. If the Automatic Key Transposition project setting, in the Clefs & Signatures
tab is activated (which is the default), key signatures will also be transposed (with one
exception, see next paragraph).
Key
If this parameter is set to Hide, the corresponding staff is displayed without a key
signature. All sharps and flats are indicated directly beside notes. This parameter will
usually be set to show the key signature. The Hide option is mainly used for transposed
french horn parts, which are sometimes written without a key signature.
Note: The Automatic Key Transposition project setting affects the whole project, but
still indicates the non-transposed basic key signature. Hide Key suppresses any key
signature display.