So, for this to work in BIAB, it couldn’t be automated. You would have to know already what the range of the instrument is, then set the limit on that one track so BIAB doesn’t exceed it?

It should be possible in MIDI. They already do it for bass.

Related, back to my case involving the piccolo trumpet. I discovered the vendor limited the upper range in an index, and I just went in and hacked the index. It turns out they provided the sound of that high note in their library, but they didn’t expect anyone to use it!

I can just barely hit that highest note in Penny Lane, and I only play piccolo trumpet at Christmas. If someone practices that little beast of an instrument regularly, they could own that note, and a composer like me should be able to write it.


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