Exploding layers

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Alexandre Travassos Posted September 08, 2017 15:19

When there are two or more layers in a staff, I know I can extract parts associated to one particular layer. But what if during composition process you simply want to explode a two layered staff, putting each layer on a staff below (both as layer 1 or 2 as prompted)? I usually use Copy/Move Layers tool but I need three steps to get what I want:

1-Copy the whole passage to another staff.

2-Move layer 1 to layer 2 on original staff.

3-Select both staves and move layers 2 to 1.

Is there a way to use FinaleScript for this?

Thank you.

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted September 08, 2017 21:35

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How many times do you have to ask the same question?

MIKE ROSEN Posted September 08, 2017 22:44

For some reason, it was posted three times. Probably new user error, and not a big deal.

However, somebody from MM should have deleted two of them.

Alexandre Travassos Posted September 08, 2017 23:02

Sorry about the multiple posts, no idea what happened.
I started to mess with Finalescript and I managed to automate the process on a particular location (staff 1, bar 1, "exploding" to staff 2, bar 1, for example). Now I'm trying to find a way to choose a highlighted measure and explode layer 2 to the staff below regardless of bar number. Any thoughts?

MIKE ROSEN Posted September 08, 2017 23:05

I really think you should either use the suggestion of View Active Layer Only, or JW Staff Polyphony. FinaleScript is pretty specific in what you need to tell it, while the other methods are much broader.

MICHEL HERR Posted September 11, 2017 19:55

+1 for the JW Staff Polyphony plug-in.

Alexandre Travassos Posted September 12, 2017 12:20

I downloaded JW Staff Polyphony but I`m not sure which tool I should use. I`m trying Staves/Split from Voices but it doesn`t work.

MICHEL HERR Posted September 12, 2017 12:35

Staves -> Split from Layers.

Alexandre Travassos Posted September 12, 2017 13:38

Thank you! This is already a time saver for me even though Split from Layers only copied second layer to the staff below but didn't erase it from the source but I guess I can just clear it with the same plug-in.

MICHEL HERR Posted September 12, 2017 14:32

Normally (I have tested it), layer 2 disappears from staff 1 and is moved to Layer 1 of Staff 2.

MIKE ROSEN Posted September 12, 2017 14:40

Make sure that the Split Direction is set correctly. Just up or down, and NOT "keep original staff."

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