Trace Instrument Changes

Version 01.07.12
Added 13 Jul 2022 (last updated 01 Sep 2025)

For use with Sibelius 7.1, Sibelius 7.5, Sibelius 8.x, Sibelius 18.x, Sibelius 19.x, Sibelius 20.x, Sibelius 21.x, Sibelius 22.x, Sibelius 23.x, Sibelius 24.x and Sibelius 25.x

Traces data for any selected Instrument Changes.Fields are:

bar number,position as beat,staff number-staff

name,textLabel,styleId,Full Instrument Name,Short

Instrument Name,Defaulat Instrument Name

Added 12 July 2022. Version 01.06.00.

Updated 5 October 2022. Version 01.07.00.

For Sib Ultimate 2022.9 or later, the plugin now also traces Full and Short Staff Names, and the Instrument Names will reflect any editing of names following an Instrument Change. Previously the plugin could only access Default Instrument Names from the Instrument Type associated with the Instrument Change.

Updated 31 August 2025. Version 01.07.11. Dialog lets you choose from a list of ICs in the selection to trace.

Chosen ICs can be filtered as well as traced.

Updated 1 Septemmber 2025. Version 01.07.12. Added the Default Instrument Name to the end of the traced output.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.