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5-line staff presentation
Grid
Kit instruments are shown on a grid, with each instrument on its own line. You can
customize the size of the gaps between each line. Staff labels are shown for each
instrument in a smaller font than normal staff labels.
The numbers down the right-hand side of the editing area in the Edit Percussion Kit
dialog correspond to the number of staff spaces between each instrument line. By
default, all instruments in a grid are two spaces apart.
The order in which the instruments are listed matches the order in which they appear
in the score.
Each instrument in a grid shows its own staff label by default, aligned vertically with its
own line, but you can group adjacent instruments together and show a single label for
each group.
Grid presentation
Single-line instruments
Kit instruments are shown as individual instruments with their own lines. Normal-sized
staff labels are shown for each instrument.
The editing area in the Edit Percussion Kit dialog lists all of the instruments in the
order in which they appear in the score.
Single-line instruments presentation
Multiple instruments held by the same player are vertically spaced according to the ideal gaps
dened on the Vertical Spacing page in Setup > Layout Options.
RELATED LINKS
Percussion kits and drum sets on page 869
Edit Percussion Kit dialog on page 115
Staff labels for percussion kits on page 798
Overriding the appearance of playing technique-specic noteheads on page 879
Override Percussion Noteheads dialog on page 877
Changing the presentation type of percussion kits
You can change the presentation type of percussion kits in each layout independently and
independently of each other. For example, you can use a ve-line staff in the full score layout but
Unpitched percussion
Percussion kit presentation types
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