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MuseScore 4 Drum Kits confusion

MuseScore 4 has confusing Drum Kits to add

Screenshots:

  1. Family "Common" -> "Percussion - Unpitched" has these aggregate instruments "Large Drum Kit", "4-Piece Drum Kit", "5-Piece Drum Kit"

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  2. Family "Orchestra" -> "Percussion - Unpitched" aggregate instruments adds this aggregate instrument: "Percussion"

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  3. After adding all 4 (and moving "Percussion up"), they look like this in the dialog:

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  4. After pressing OK and reopening the dialog, all Drum Kits confusingly have been renamed to "Drum Kit" (with short name "D. Kit"):

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Anyway, their content is great, so here are some screenshots to document them:

  1. "Percussion":

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  2. "Large Drum Kit":

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  3. "4-Piece Drum Kit":

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  4. "5-Piece Drum Kit":

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