You can manually change the instrument type for a track while keeping any existing music on the corresponding track. This is useful, if the detected instrument type results in a wrong transposition or a wrong clef for your track.
Automatic instrument detection is based on the name of the corresponding MIDI track and the range of the MIDI notes. In some cases, however, name and range do not provide specific enough information, and can apply to more than one instrument. A Bass track, for example, could be detected as a bass guitar, a bass synth, or a bass singer.
Procedure
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In the Tracks section of the Visibility tab, double-click the name of the track to activate the track for editing.
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In the Instrument Type dialog, search for the instrument that you want to assign by doing one of the following:
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In the Search Instrument field, enter the name of the instrument.
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In the instrument category list, click the category to refine the search.
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Result
The instrument type for the active track is changed.
Changing the instrument type for a track causes notes to be re-interpreted and the number of voices to be adjusted, if applicable.
To change the instrument type for the active track, you can also assign a key command to the command Change Instrument Type for Active Track in the Score Editor category of the Key Commands dialog.