How to quickly separate chords across several staves/layers

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Piano Pete
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Post by Piano Pete » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:03 am

Is there a way to take a single layer and separate it across staves/layers to quickly re-distribute harmony/divisi across several instruments? Im currently working with a piano reduction, and I want to get everything split across the choir in a timely manner.
Windows 10
Finale: 2012, 25


Piano Pete
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Post by Piano Pete » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:05 am

Found it: Explode Music.

If you dont use it, you lose it :(
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BuonTempi
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Post by BuonTempi » Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:44 am

Jari's "JW Staff Polyphony" plug-in offers better results and more options for this sort of thing.

http://finaletips.nu

Piano Pete
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Post by Piano Pete » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:37 pm

I completely forgot I had that plugin. I downloaded all of them, great tools to have, and I just haven't used it in awhile.

Thanks for the help.
Windows 10
Finale: 2012, 25

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