Exporting Transposed Instruments - Multiple Players Using One Staff - Possible?

Often I’ll need to export (a PDF) for Bb or Eb instruments (or all three, C, Bb, and Eb). I’ve never had an elegant method for achieving this. In Finale I’d take the finished project (for C instruments), make a copy, then manually transpose those copies. I’ve done the same with Dorico. It isn’t hard or a big hassle - but, since my Finale days, I’ve intended on finding a ‘one document solution.’

If, for example, I have a mistake with the master document (for C instruments) and then export to Bb and Eb then I have three things to fix. Again, this isn’t super hard - but, in the moment things can get sloppy.

So, my basic question is this: In Dorico is there a graceful way to create a single sheet of music with one staff for all three transposed instruments? Again, all transposed instruments are reading an identical set of notes - in a single staff.

I know I can create a score with three staves for all three instruments - and then use the parts. This might be the safest approach. But, I’m still dealing with three staffs to maintain (instead of three documents to maintain)

But, is there anything else that could help? Could it be possible to set up three Players all reading from a single staff in the score? Then, if the players are using transposed instruments the resultant parts would be written correctly - thereby making export very smooth.

I’m using Dorico Pro 5.1 on a MacBook.

I’m not sure exactly what you mean here. Are you talking about, for example, having a Bb clarinet in the score and wanting to have both a Bb and an A clarinet part? Or having a single line in the score from which you generate both alto (Eb) and tenor (Bb) sax parts?

The problem to solve is this: export several transposed instruments from a single staff. Typically the instruments would be C, Bb, and Eb.

Assuming that we’re talking about the same thing, take a look at adding additional layouts with a transposition override.

In my first example, if I add a Bb clarinet to the score, Dorico automatically adds a layout in Bb. But I can duplicate this layout and then add a transposition override so that the new layout is for clarinet in A – but reading the notes from the Bb clarinet player, just like the Bb clarinet layout.

Using Layout Transposition overrides (as per @asherber’s suggestion)
keys.dorico (386.9 KB)

Thanks @asherber this is pretty much what I needed.

@Janus - Thanks for the example Dorico project.

How were you able to separate the text to only show in the correct layout? I wasn’t able to duplicate this - when I try the text shows in all layouts and score.

I used staff text (shift-X) and hid the non-applicable ones locally (using the hide property and local scope).

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