I don't know how hard it would be to program, but the answer seems to be to have sections like you can do in MS Word. Each section then could have its unique set up. So for instance, section 1 would have 4 staffs, section 2 just one, section 3 four again.
But can I do these sections currently within a single file? Do I have to have multiple files?
I think this can be done by breaking the piece into different song files. You wouldn't be able to change the number of staffs in each system on a particular page, but you could have each page with a varying number of staffs. So use file 1 for the pages that have three staffs per system, and file 2 for the pages that need 4, then file 3 for the next pages that need only 3 again, and so on.
I'd like to resurrect this topic, but more from the point of view of partial staffs instead of partial layering (maybe it is really the same thing?). The Waltzing Matilda .pdf example best shows what I'm looking for.
In multi-voice vocal music, this is very common and would be a very useful feature. - Someone already mentioned solos. A piece in four-part harmony, with one small section for a soloist, must 5 staffs throughout without this feature, where one is empty most of the time. (Waltzing Matilda example shows how the Soprano staff need not be there for much of the piece.) - A more complicated piece, with 6 or more voices, often has small sections where there are additional splits. This can sometimes be done by simply adding the splits to existing staffs. However, if the so-called split is really a completely different part that comes and goes, such as a descant or a harmony with different rhythms, then it clutters the music to add it to an existing staff.
Is there anything in NWC2 to make this work, short of having multiple files? Any chance this would ever get high on the list?
Someone commented that this must be hard because Finale doesn't have it. I don't think it would be that hard to implement, but then I don't know how the page layout is calculated now.
I have used NWC, and now NWC2, for a cappella vocal work. So, I use a lot of layering, which works great for the most part.
Are there any plans to make layering more intelligent when it comes to collisions? Examples of what I would call collisions are:
two parts are singing a second interval -- notes collide
one part has a quarter rest, other part has a note in the middle of the staff -- note and rest collide
Yes, I realize that these cases can be handled manually by, respectively, shifting one of the notes or by moving the rest up or down. What I'm hoping for is some logic that would allow NWC2 to do this automatically, at least for common scenarios like those above.
Any plans for this already? Has it already been wished for, or should I head over to the wish list.
I ran the wizard to download the nwc2 beta installer. Yes, I am eligible. When I get to the download page, it shows a link to an executable of size 0KB. When I either (a) click on the .exe or (b) save the link, I get nothing in either case.
I thought it might be some stupid browser thing, so I tried in IE after first having tried in Firefox.
