At 02:41 PM 12/31/2003, Philip Aker wrote: >"appears as two-note chords" (surely you mean dyads)
Yes, thanks. English not so good today. <g>
>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.
Okay -- but why not just enter the notes once, the way you want them to look in the score, and then use TGTools to extract? I don't doubt that your way works, but it seems like more conceptualizing and more work. Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried the TGTools part extraction?
>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 would wager from this that you haven't used TGTools. I have no doubt that your method was as effective as possible 10 years ago, but it probably pales in comparison to what can be done with Finale today. This is a little like saying "Bah, who needs these modern web browsers -- I can get all the info I need with lynx."
(No offense intended by any of this. We all find the working methods that suit us best, but I suspect this method is one you haven't worked with.)
Aaron.
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