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There is no question about it: Papageno is right. For serious composing, MSI is useless. Sorry about it, MOTU. You were so close, and yet...

I am not at all confused - AND the MSI clarinet only includes D2 (as the Bb-clarinet does) but not the Csharp2 (as the A-clarinet does). Thus it is not possible to play the A-clarinet's lowest note in MSI, as necessary when having the A-clarinet in your score.

Sorry to say: the ranges are not correct. Obo should go up to F5, only goes to C5 (Obo ensemble is correct, however). Clarinet goes down to D2, but the A-clarinet includes C#2. (Clarinet ensemble only goes down to F2 - why?) Bassoon should go up to E5, but only goes to C5. Fr.Horn should at least go...

No, the ranges are not correct. F.i.: bassoon goes as high as E, MSI only goes to C. Oboe goes as high as A, MSI only goes to C.