User Manual
8.17
Having three or four voices on a sta is, in one sense, an elaboration of the multi-voice entry feature (see previous
topic). However, in a broader sense you are saving such signicant space as you conveniently view notation for up
to four parts simultaneously on the same notation sta that we give this feature the name of Short Score Sta.
It’s up to you if you want all voices to share the same instrument sound, or if you want to assign dierent
instruments to dierent voices – which means you can assign up to eight dierent instruments on a grand sta!
Visual Help
If you nd you would like a visual indicator of the separate voices,
you can go to the Menu bar and select View > Show > Show
Voice Colors (so it receives a checkmark in the menu).
8 Voice 1 notation remain in a standard black color.
8 Voice 2 notation appears in a dark purple color.
8 Voice 3 notation appears in a light fusha color.
8 Voice 4 notation appears in a green color.
Dierent Instruments
To assign a dierent instrument to Voice 3, Voice 4, or to both, see Change Instrument per Voice in Chapter 11.
Stem Direction
With two multi-voice parts, note stem direction is straightforward (upper voice points up; lower voice
points down). With Short Score Staves, the number of voices determine the stem directions:
8 If you use four voices, then voice 4 points down and all other voices point up, as in the illustration above.
8 If you use three voices, then voice 3 notes point down and voices 1 and 2 point up.
◙ Same example as above, but with three voices.
Short Score Sta