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Thanks for your reply, and it sounds like the simplest solution to all of this would to create an EWQL symphony orchestra score, and then import it into a DAW. I could then add more staves of voice...
I am also thinking of switching back to Finale (my last version was 2012), and I want scoring software that can create voices and parts for 3rd-party VSTs. Specifically, I already have EWQL Symphon...