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General Discussion / Re: My (new, and long) NWC wishlist
G-2. Beams between staffs for keyed instruments are not too rarely used. Not having them is, unfortunately, a "missing feature".
These are easy enough to kludge that they're pretty far down my list of things that need improving. Assume four beamed 16ths, the first two on the lower staff and the second two on the upper. Then:
- Place the four notes in the correct positions on their proper staves. The upper staff will require an 8th rest before the notes; this should be hidden.
- Set the stem length of the two upper-staff notes to zero.
- Add two 16th notes at any random vertical position you like following the two correct notes on the lower staff, to form a group of four 16ths. Beam the group.
- Mute the two "random" notes on the lower staff, and check "no ledger lines" for them.
Now all you have to do is use <Ctrl><Shift> to move your two muted notes up till they overlap the correct notes on the upper staff. Adjust stem lengths as needed. This looks right on the page and sounds right when played, and it doesn't require layers, or take a great deal of time to produce. Sure, it would be nice to have cross-staff beams natively, but there are a lot of things that seem more critical (cue staves, and preventing hairpins from overlapping dynamics, are my own top priorities).