a bug report: adding an instrument converts tam-tam to gong

Dorico
1

Hello,

entering tam-tam via “add solo player” suggests gong and creates a-line staff.
Gong is a pitched percussion, but tam-tam is an unpitched percussion.
Please refer to:
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Instrumentology/Percussions

Could it be fixed in the next version of Dorico?

2

For clarity, this looks like a mis-translation in the Italian set of instrument names.
To reproduce,

  1. Set Engraving Options > Language > instrument names to Italian.
  2. Add a new instrument to an existing player, or add a new player.
  3. Type tamt into the instrument search and see that the filter selects “Gong” from the list.

prko, for your own purposes you can fix this yourself:
Create a “gong” instrument. From the > menu, click Edit Names.
Type Tamtam into the appropriate text boxes.
Tick the “Save as Default for instrument” tickbox.
Hit OK.

3

While we’re at it, “Batteria militare” in the instrument list actually appears in the score as “Snare Drum”. And no, I’ve not edited the default!

4

Thanks! I have done.

However, this changes the default name of Gong to Tamtam.
That would mean, I need a new instrument for Gong if I need Gong and Tamtam.

Is there a way that a user can create an instrument?

5

No. You can always repurpose one that you don’t use, though.

6

:cry:

7

Note that, with Italian names, there are no fewer than seven gongs available to you. I think you’re making this out to be a bigger problem than it is…

8

(and if you’re looking for a pitched one, it’s under Pitched Percussion and it’s called Gong Intonati)

9

:stuck_out_tongue:
Ah thanks! It is perfect!