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Wind Instruments Settings

Introduction

Wind instruments in VirtualScore include both woodwind and brass families. Most wind instruments share similar settings options within their individual menus.

Transposition

All wind instruments in VirtualScore offer a transpose option, except for:

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Bassoon
  • Tenor trombone

These instruments are considered concert-pitched and do not require transposition.

Settings Options

1. Abstract Mode

This option simplifies the instrument’s visualization by:

  • Removing intricate parts, including the body
  • Showing only parts relevant to the player
  • Transforming the instrument to resemble traditional fingering charts (especially for woodwinds)

Screenshots of both normal and abstract modes

2. Maximum Fingerings

  • Determines the maximum number of fingering variants visible on a fingerings page
  • Affects how the paginator calculates the number of fingering pages and visualizations per page

A visualized note on a flute with a maximum fingerings value set to 5

3. Positioning Direction

Allows you to set the axis along which note fingering variants are positioned during visualization:

  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Depth

Example of the clarinet when the fingering variants positioning direction is set to either Horizontal or Depth directions

The clarinet in normal mode with rotation applied to prevent variant overlap in vertical positioning

4. Show Note Labels

A common setting across instruments. For more information, refer to the Instrument Settings overview section for common settings.

5. Show Part Labels

Displays names of the playable mechanical parts of the wind instrument. This option is unique to both woodwind and brass visualization models.

Two screenshots of the clarinet with show part labels settings option enabled in both normal and abstract modes

6. Show Trill Labels

Displays whole or half step trill label indicators for trilling notes (woodwind instruments only).

A screenshot of the flute with Show trill labels enabled

7. Show Partial Labels

Shows partial number labels for visualized notes (brass instruments only).

The partial number label annotated after enabling this show partial labels settings option

8. See-Through Mode

Makes playable mechanical parts always visible, even when obscured by the instrument’s body or non-playable parts. This mode is only useful when Abstract Mode is disabled.

The playable parts visible even when obscured by non-playable parts after enabling see-through settings option

9. Fingering Variants Spacing

Adjusts the distance between note fingering variants:

  • Measured in meters
  • Dependent on the current Positioning Direction
  • Requires adjustment when Positioning Direction is changed to prevent overlap

Example of the flute in Vertical Positioning Direction with fingering variants spacing set to different values