At 12:54 PM 12/31/2003, Philip Aker wrote: > That is, two instruments on a staff = entering in two layers.
Oh, that's not necessarily true at all. Two instruments on a staff often appears in a score as notes in two layers, but it just as often appears as two-note chords.
I should have known folks don't think far enough to extrapolate the logic. "appears as two-note chords" (surely you mean dyads) is precisely the point. Just because I enter in two or more layers, doesn't necessarily mean that it ends up looking like a typical two layer staff. I may choose to hide notes or output from an auxiliary staff to have a "complete part" for instance.
Or you can enter them in Finale as Voice 1/Voice 2.
No kidding. 8-)
And as for the decribed situation with the two voices in unison, would you really enter these into a score as unision in two layers as opposed to just writing 'a2'?
Yes. I think, set up for, and do entries part-wise (bearing in mind that the goal is a full score). Getting things to look and sound right occurs at later stages and this is most effectively done if the basic "raw material" is in good order. I have evolved my methods since 1991 but had largely deduced the most effective way to work by late 1992. I haven't really changed that much except of course to accommodate advances in Finale and take advantage of the PDK.
Philip Aker http://www.aker.ca
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