Visual compensation

[fcopaja]

Hi, is there any plugin or time saving method for compensating the stem distance as in the attached image?

Thanks in advance
Felipe

[motet]

I'm not sure what you mean by "compensating the stem distance." Compensating for what?

If you mean the notation itself, there is a cross-staff plug-in that's much, much easier than using the Note Mover followed by the Stem Reversal tool.

If you mean the vertical location of the beams, I don't know of a way (JW Change doesn't seem to work) but maybe someone will.

[fcopaja]

I mean the horizontal spacing of the two first stems of each group, although the noteheads are properly spaced, the stems are usually stretched out so they look equally spaced.

[motet]

I don't know of a way. Perfect Layout? Maybe someone who owns that can say.

[Bill Stevens]

I tried Perfect Layout and it didn't help. It fixed the spacing but it put the beams at the top rather than between the staves. Maybe there is a setting I am missing.

::: Bill

[motet]

The problem is due to the stem of the low notes being reversed to the other side of the notehead. The noteheads are evenly spaced and thus the stems aren't.

Perhaps Jan will see this and comment re Perfect Layout.

[motet]

Note the same problem occurs here.

[fcopaja]

I feel envy of Dorico right now, it handles this automatically. I'll have to manually space several dozens of measures...