Re: Easiest way to call one voice (for parts)?

[Ben]

On 7/12/2018 8:46 AM, Kieren MacMillan wrote:

Hi Ben,

I didn’t follow this entire thread closely, so I’m not 100% sure whether the functions herein would change my answer, but…

Just one final curiosity question:
Say you were engraving a full orchestra piece, where many instruments had 1,2 or 3 parts (i.e. flute 1,2,3, trumpet 1,2, etc).
Would you set up each instrument part (1,2,3) separately as variables and then part combine them on a staff in the score

or 

would you compose them on one staff/variable, "inline" where you just create 'voices' as you go along. 
(assuming that there is a decent amount of independence between the parts of the same instrument.)

I would set each up separately, and then part combine them in the score(s).

Would that encourage one approach over the other, or would you always do it the same way even if the parts (1,2,3) were 99% identical in the score of the same instrument?

I would always do it the same way regardless, using quotes to reduce (hopefully eliminate!) redundant note code.

There it is.

I've hardly ever had the need to use quotes but now I see their power with instrument parts - wow, this is so cool. :) Thanks Kieren. Structure is key!

Hope that helps!
Kieren.
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