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How to write a 2nd voice with rest on one staff

Hi to all,
I didn't find how to write a staff with 2 voices, the 2nd voice including rest notes.
For exemple, the 1st voice could be a succession of eigth duration notes, and the 2nd voice could be quarter duration notes separated with quarter duration rests, like the bollowing image :
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I succeed to write the notes on the second voice (in green circle), but not the rests (in red circle).

Thanks for any tip,

Thierry

Re: How to write a 2nd voice with rest on one staff

Reply #1 –
Quote from: thilef –
Hi to all,
I didn't find how to write a staff with 2 voices, the 2nd voice including rest notes.
For example, the 1st voice could be a succession of eighth duration notes, and the 2nd voice could be quarter duration notes separated with quarter duration rests, like the following image :
<Image Link>
I succeed to write the notes on the second voice (in green circle), but not the rests (in red circle).

Thanks for any tip,

Thierry
Your best bet for this type of notation would be to insert a rest symbol as a text object, per the following example:
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.751,Single)
|Text|Text:""|Font:StaffSymbols|Pos:7.5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

NWC does have the ability to combine a rest with a chord, but the rest duration cannot be greater than the duration of the chord to which it is attached.

Re: How to write a 2nd voice with rest on one staff

Reply #2 –
Great !
Nice and simple solution.
Never tried the text object before.
Thanks a lot for this tip !

Thierry

Re: How to write a 2nd voice with rest on one staff

Reply #3 –
Quote from: thilef –
Nice and simple solution.
It is, but at some point you are going to need to control the Stem Length of the notes. If you use a split chord, you get the same Stem Length for each voice. I would suggest something like this:
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.751)
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|WithNextStaff:Layer
|Marker|Pos:-7|Target:Triplet|Visibility:Never
|Rest|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Visibility:Never
|RestChord|Dur:4th,Triplet=End,Slur|Opts:Stem=Down,Slur=Upward,XNoteSpace=0.5,NoLegerLines,Muted,HideRest|Dur2:Whole|Pos2:7z
|Marker|Pos:9.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=5.5
|Rest|Dur:4th,Slur|Opts:VertOffset=8
|Marker|Pos:9.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:6|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=5.5
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff-2"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)
|Marker|Pos:6|Target:Triplet
|Rest|Dur:8th,Triplet=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Pos:-2,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5,Beam=First
|Marker|Pos:7|Target:Triplet
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-2,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5,Beam=End
|Marker|Pos:6|Target:Triplet|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Pos:-2,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Pos:-2,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5,Beam
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-2,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5,Beam=End
|Marker|Pos:6|Target:Triplet|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam=End
|Marker|Pos:6|Target:Triplet|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=First|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam
|Chord|Dur:8th,Triplet=End|Pos:-1,1,3|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=6,Beam=End
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposer-End
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Re: How to write a 2nd voice with rest on one staff

Reply #4 –
Indeed, it's even better !

Thanks again Rick

Thierry