Exploding layers into separate staffs
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Here's a simple question that I can't seem to find an answer for in Finale documentation.
I have a four-part chorale notated on a grand staff with the SA on the upper staff and TB on the lower.
Is there a way to explode the layers in the grand staff onto a separate staff for each layer? Thanks for any advice!
I have a four-part chorale notated on a grand staff with the SA on the upper staff and TB on the lower.
Is there a way to explode the layers in the grand staff onto a separate staff for each layer? Thanks for any advice!
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Are you using layers? - like for the upper staff, S in Layer 1, A in Layer 2, and similarly for the lower staff T in Layer 1, B in Layer 2?
- Or are they in the same layer, with two noteheads on a shared stem?
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In either case (separate layers, or "hymnal style" shared staves) JW Staff Polyphony is a great help.
But as Peter says, more information is always helpful!
But as Peter says, more information is always helpful!
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Hi, thanks for the replies.
I am writing chorale-style, with soprano/alto on the upper staff and tenor/bass on the lower, with each voice allocated to one layer. Only four notes sound on each beat.
I am writing chorale-style, with soprano/alto on the upper staff and tenor/bass on the lower, with each voice allocated to one layer. Only four notes sound on each beat.
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I used the wrong term in my earlier post. Sorry.
What I meant to say is are you using shared stems, that is, do you have the soprano and alto notes on the same stem; that is, a two note chord?
Can you post a screenshot?
What I meant to say is are you using shared stems, that is, do you have the soprano and alto notes on the same stem; that is, a two note chord?
Can you post a screenshot?
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There's supposed to be a built-in utility called "Explode music" that does this, but as far as I can tell it plain doesn't work, unless they've fixed it since Finale 2014.5, which seems unlikely.
Best to download the JW Staff polyphony plug-in. Add a new staff below each of the existing staves, then select each of your original staves one at a time and do this:
and this
to get this
Best to download the JW Staff polyphony plug-in. Add a new staff below each of the existing staves, then select each of your original staves one at a time and do this:
and this
to get this
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You can also do by using View Active Layer Only, and copy/paste/delete. The plug in does it all with just a couple of clicks.
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Hi, this look familiar;-). Keep up the great work folks, Cheers
Was just struggling with this as JW Polyphony for some reason wasn't working (I might need to update it). But I have TGTools Pro, which worked on one click. I couldn't find a Lua script that did this.
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