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[rothwells]

Hi... I'm VERY sorry if I sound dumb...but... Notion is my first scoring software.

I am manually entering in a jazz band score. I used the Big Band template. Everything sounds great when I entered piano, EBass, Trombone. But when I entered the notes on the Alto Sax, it sounds terrible.

I verified that the proper key signature is on the staff (matches the printed sheet music) I also ensured that Eb is set as the transpose in Score Setup. But it's still playing the wrong notes In fact, (and maybe I'm doing something wrong), if I go to score setup and change the transpose from Eb to C, it still plays the same (wrong) notes on the Sax.

Hopefully this is just a newbee mistake.

Can anyone help me and tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm happy to attach the notion file if needed.

Thanks!

[pcartwright]

Notion has several ways to view transposed staves. My guess is that you are in Concert C view but notating as if transposed. You can view in concert C relative to the instrument's octave, view the actual sounding pitch, and view transposed. Make sure you have the appropriate view selected. Check the manual for the details.