Not by selecting staves, but by extending the caret to multiple staves before Alt-Enter.
Rather closely related (though not on iPad): I have Harp in Cb major while others are in B major (a not-uncommon trick to make use of unstopped harp stringsā better sonority). No problem so far. But then the orchestra changes to E major. I want harp to keep its 7 flats with no change. Is there any way to create āno key changeā for a single instrument? (I would rather not re-strike the Cb major key signature as if itās new.)
You can edit the tonality system, add a new accidental with pitch delta -1 and some unusual glyph, add a custom key signature with seven flats using the new accidental instead of each flat, and apply the new key signature to the harp where the orchestra changes to E major. After confirming that the harp is generating the correct pitches, edit the new accidental and delete the unusual glyph to obtain an invisible Cb major key signature.
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Input the E major key signature as a local key signature on all the other staves?
With thanks to @johnkprice for his kind and thoughtful response, I have found the solution offered by @Lillie_Harris both the easiest and the most syntax-respectful for my way of working. (It does rather turn the usual key-signature syntax inside out, but still there is a pattern at work there.) It now looks and functions as desired. Cheers!
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Hi, @Lillie_Harris. I came across this thread by Googling. There are no updates for this function to the iPad version yet, correct? I mean, iPad still does not allow to enter a key change or a time signature change for only a specific track?
Welcome to the forum @Takuto_Koide ā as I understand it thatās correct, Iām afraid, itās due to a limitation with how the external keyboard interacts with the iPad.
Just wondering (in the meantime) if itās possible to solve this issue by doing this procedure (alt/option Return) on a PC/Mac version and then port it over to the iPad?
@Lillie_Harris Thanks a lot for your response. Understood. Just one more quick question. Is this achievable by using a keyboard (like folio) on an iPad?
Yes, if you have an external keyboard, using Opt+Return to confirm the popover works as expected.
Brilliant. Brass bands like to play in Gb (tranposed to Ab for the cornets) but Dorico insisted on putting the bass trombone and timps in F#
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