How to get Guitar to show treble-down8 properly?

Dorico
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Classical Guitar nowadays uses the standard treble clef without the 8 below.

Let’s say that I need that, though. I went to Edit Instrument Definition and changed the clef to Treble-down 8. This moved everything up one octave because I have Notation Options > Clef set to Respect Octave Indicator, which is needed because there are other instruments in the project.

If I simply move everything down one octave, a lot of the music goes out of range even from the middle C.

Changing the design of the clef doesn’t help because the violins need the standard clef.

Is there a way to get this to work?

Thanks!

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Hi. If you change the design of the G clef ottava bassa (and replace it with a normal G clef), this should not change anything to the normal G clef used by the other instruments. Or am I missing something ?

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Then just change your new instrument definition transposition to: Written middle C sounds a C4 (rather than C3)

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But I need the 8va under the symbol. You’re not missing something, I probably explained myself poorly.

I quite like the sound of that! I will try it.

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Another way is to move the notes to where you want them and change the octave on the midi instrument selected <> Peter Robinson

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You can set the Octave Shift on the Clef in the Properties panel.

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Nice! I always forget that the initial clef of a flow IS a selectable object!

Thanks!

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No: a default clef is not selectable. You have to add an “override” one, even if it’s the same type.

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