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Post by vaneneie » Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:49 pm

I changed some slurs to ties in my Barbershop template. In Tenor-Lead the ties were properly presented but in the lower staff (bari-Bass) the ties were inverted causing them to cross each other. How do I get them to display properly?


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Post by miker » Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:02 pm

Welcome to the forum.

Are you using layers 1 and 2 for the bass/bari line? I have seen people use layers 3 and 4, and that may cause the problem.

If that's not the case, can you post the file for us to look at?
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Post by vaneneie » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:38 pm

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I have always used 3 & 4 for bass bari. That way any special lyrics in the BB lines will sync with the notes. Am I missing something here?

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Post by zuill » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:02 pm

You can use 1 and 2 in each clef. The default settings for layers seem to work better in Printmusic when it comes to ties. Maybe there is a setting to change the behavior of layers 3 and 4, but you can safely use 1 and 2.

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Post by vaneneie » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:22 pm

Suppose the Bari has different note timing and different lyrics. If I use the Lyric Tool to add the lyrics, won't it automatically go to layer 1 (Tenor) where other lyrics already exist? In other words, if Layers 1 and 2 are used for Bari-Tenor and Lead-Bass, how can I make lyrics in each voice sync with their notes?

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Post by zuill » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:30 pm

That won't matter. What counts with Lyrics is which verse you are in. As long as you are in the correct layer to which you want to apply lyrics, and are in the correct verse for the lyrics, you should be okay.

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P.S.: Maybe Printmusic doesn't allow you to choose which verse you are in, so that isn't an issue, I guess.
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Post by miker » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:50 pm

As Zuill said, you choose the verse to line up with the part. Send me an email or private message with your email, and I will send you a link to a video tutorial I did for the Barbershop Harmony Society, detailing this.

But in a nutshell, use layers one and two for Tenor and Lead, and layers one and two for Bari and Bass, but use verses 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively, for the lyrics.
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Post by zuill » Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:34 am

I looked it up and "Specify Current Lyric" is where you choose the verse you are in.

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