[mgj32]

Hi Kompozytor,
Actually there is an easy way to make the instruments that play the tone as written, but sound an octave higher or lower. Just click on Staff/transpose instrument key, then make sure "Transpose instrument key" is marked and click next. You can then set your double basses and contrabasoon so their lines read "C below minus 1 octaves." Likewise, a piccolo would read "C above plus 1 octaves."

You can also set the real transposing instruments like horns and clarinets, that sound in a different key than as written here.

Hope this saves you some time.

mgj