Maybe it’s because of the XML import, but there isn’t a normal flute in the Players/change instrument section which is probably also why the flutes are not being seen as part of the woodwind section, how can I fix this?
Because of this, the tempi are also placed in the wrong spot:
I seem to have a talent for breaking things…
I even have percussion in my woodwinds:
No flute below the flageolet in your screenshot:
Have you at some point changed the name of the flute instrument and selected the ‘Save as default’ checkbox in the dialog? If so, then you will not see ‘Flute’ in new projects, but instead whatever you have previously renamed it to and then saved it as the default.
Daniel, we fixed it earlier over here: How do I include same kind instruments within a brace? - Dorico - Steinberg Forums
Yes, I had done that with several instruments, because I thought that was the way to change instrument names. I didn’t know that the checkbox had severe consequences. But I was able to fix it by deleting the user preferences file.