Cross-staff beaming between different instruments?

In Dorico, 0pen the pulldown menu for “Library” and choose “Instruments”.
Then filter by family and see if any of the instruments you want to use are already there (e.g.: hand clap). Then create your own instrument/s following the instructions on Dorico Pro Help (https://www.steinberg.help/r/dorico-pro/5.1/en/dorico/topics/library/library_instruments_custom_creating_t.html) - creating custom instruments.
Once created, go to set up and create a player that will play your instrument/s. Then assign them your instruments. After this right click on the title of the player to pulldown a menu and choose “combine instruments into kit”.
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Then go into kit and just vertically position your instruments in the order wanted/needed.

Here’s a sample I created

Here’s the Dorico file for you to look at:
Percussion Kit Sample.dorico (457.4 KB)
Hope this helps.

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