Changing the percussion kit presentation type

You can change the presentation type of percussion kits in each layout independently and independently of each other. For example, you can use a five-line staff in the full score layout but a grid in the percussion part layout, and have two percussion kits with different presentation types in the same full score layout.

Procedure

  1. Open Layout Options in any of the following ways:

    • Press Cmd-Shift-L.

    • In the toolbar, click Application Menu Application Menu button and choose Layout Options.

  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the percussion kit presentation type.

    By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar or by clicking and dragging across multiple layouts.

  3. Click Players in the category list.
  4. In the Percussion section, choose one of the following options for each percussion kit in your project:

    • 5-line Staff

    • Grid

    • Single-line Instruments

  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The presentation type is changed for the selected percussion kits in the selected layouts.