To enter additional voices by superimposing
staves
If your music requires more than the eight
voices available through the use of layers and V1/V2, you can superimpose
two or more staves on top of one another to accommodate the extra voices.
Those who prefer to use layers might use this method whenever more than
four independent voices are required in a staff.
- Enter notes into one staff with the first four
layers, and use the V1/V2 method to add an additional voice on each layer
if desired.
- Choose the Staff Tool and create a new staff
with the same properties, such as transposition and clef, as the existing
staff. You might use the New Staves (with Setup Wizard) option
(under the Staff menu) to do this, or configure the staff manually in
the Staff Attributes dialog box. See Staff
Tool for more details.
- Enter the remaining voices in the new staff
using layers and the V1/V2 method.
- Click the handle on the new staff and drag,
or use the arrow keys to nudge it on top of the original staff.
Use the Zoom Tool to zoom in and insure the new staff is positioned directly
over the original staff. By superimposing two staves, you have twice the
number of possible voices.
