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Chapter 33 Working With Notation 789
Notes below the line are moved to the MIDI channel below their current assignment.
3 If you make a mistake, just move the mouse back slightly to the left
This erases the separation line to the right of the tool, allowing you to try again.
Staff Style Examples
The following sections illustrate how you can use the staff style facilities to meet
specific notation needs.
Creating a Staff Style for Two Independent Voices
If there are two independent voices throughout the piece, the parameters might be set
as follows: Stem, Tie, and N-tuplet direction are set to Up for the top voice and Down
for the bottom voice. Note that even with these general parameters, note attributes
(see “Using Note Attributes to Change Individual Notes” on page 769) can be changed
for each note. Both voices are displayed with automatically displayed rests (Rest
parameter: Show).
Creating a Single-Staff Style With Optional Polyphony
Sometimes you need to add a second voice to a staff that usually only requires one
voice, in order to properly notate a short, rhythmically-independent passage. This is not
uncommon with orchestral scores, where the unison part for a group of instruments is
temporarily separated from the other parts.
One solution is to use a staff style with a main voice and a secondary voice. The
parameters for the main voice should be set as per a non-polyphonic style. The
secondary voice is set to channel 16, and is displayed without automatic rests:
 The stem, tie, and tuplet directions for the main voice are set to Auto, which is
necessary for the proper notation of unison parts. No MIDI channel is defined for the
main voice, so all notes with a channel other than 16 will be assigned to the main
voice. As long as no notes or rests with MIDI channel 16 are used, the score display
looks the same as with a simple, non-polyphonic staff style.
 For the second voice, the stem, tie, and tuplet direction parameters are set to Down,
and the automatic rest display is deactivated (Hide). Only MIDI channel 16 note
events will be assigned to this voice.
The following additional steps are necessary to improve the score’s appearance:
 Rests in the second voice need to be inserted manually where needed. The MIDI
channel of inserted rests must match the second voice’s channel (16, in this case).
This can be edited in the Event List.
 In the polyphonic passages, the stems of the main voice need to be forced upwards
by selecting the corresponding notes, and changing their individual stem parameters
(see “Using Note Attributes to Change Individual Notes” on page 769).