Transposing only a single layer

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Post by theoceanfrog » Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:50 pm

HELP, i cannot find an answer for this and have been pulling my hair out!

I've got one layer in a 2-layer staff in the right key, but need to transpose all the notes in the other layer. Even when I had layer 1 when inactive, to transpose layer 2; layer one transposes as well.

This one has to be simple, but after 2 hours of searching, i cannot find any solutions.

thanks for any replies!

k


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Post by miker » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:11 pm

What program are you using, and exactly what are you doing? In the full finale, if I transposed a staff, both layers transposed.

Are you trying to use a transposing instrument on one layer, but not on the other?
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Post by theoceanfrog » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:21 am

thanks for the re:

i'm using finale 2010.

this is a piano score, with two layers in each staff.

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Post by miker » Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:59 am

How are you trying to transpose? Please describe exactly what you are doing.
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Post by michelp » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:01 am

If you use Document menu-> "Show active layer only", a transposition (done with Utilities->transpose) will affect the selected layer only.
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Post by theoceanfrog » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:36 am

aha! THANKS. i was trying to get there through document options....

whew!

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