How to create a 2-instrument part that splits staves only when they are different?

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Nir Lisker Posted July 17, 2023 04:08

I have 2 instruments on 1 staff in the score, which sometimes play in unison and sometimes in divisi.

The staff is written in voices currently, but I can change it to layers if it helps. I will need to know if I need to copy unisons too, but on the score only 1 note with 1 stem should be displayed in the score.

In the parts, I want both instruments to show on the same part, but split into 2 staves only when they are different, like this example:

How can I do it?

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MIKE ROSEN Posted July 17, 2023 14:08

Take a look at JW Staff Polyphony.

Nir Lisker Posted July 17, 2023 14:18

I did, I don't see the option for what I'm looking for.

MIKE HALLORAN Edited July 17, 2023 18:27

I will need to know if I need to copy unisons too,

It depends. If both instruments use the same flute VI, for example, then no. If one is a flute and the other is an oboe, then yes.

but I can change it to layers if it helps.

Layers are your friend. Once you get used to them, you'll wonder how you did without.

Nir Lisker Posted July 17, 2023 20:49

Alright, so I moved the voicing to layers without copying unison since it's the same instrument (clarinet 1 and 2). Now how do I create a part which splits into 2 staves, one for each layer, and is a single staff when they have the same notes?

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