Overriding the default clef for layouts

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
4.3
Language
English
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You can override the default clef shown for each instrument in each layout independently; for example, to have multiple layouts with different clefs for the same player in pieces for flexible instrumentation.

Note

Overriding the default clef does not change any clefs you have input explicitly.

Prerequisite

You have created the layouts whose default clef you want to override, and assigned the required players and flows to them.

Procedure

  1. In Setup mode, in the Layouts panel, select the layout whose default clef you want to override.
  2. In the action bar, click Layout Settings and choose Clef and Transposition Overrides to open the Clef and Transposition Overrides dialog.
    Tip

    You can also right-click layouts and choose this option from the context menu.

  3. In the table, select the instrument whose default clef you want to override.
  4. In the Transposed pitch section, activate each staff whose default clef you want to override.
  5. Select the clef you want from each menu.
  6. In the Concert pitch section, activate each staff whose default clef you want to override.
  7. Select the clef you want from each menu.
  8. Optional: Repeat steps 3 to 7 for other instruments in the layout whose default clef you want to override.
  9. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

Result

The default clef for the corresponding staves of the selected instruments is changed in the selected layout.