I’m working with a full score and after condensing, the condensed parts still display identical dynamics (see attached image). I’ve gone into Notation Options and have selected “Allow Amalgation” but can’t get rid of the duplication.
Anyone have an idea what’s going on and what I should do to eliminate the duplication?
Thanks!
In Write mode, turn on Voice Colors. My hunch is that clarinets and bassoons have two active voices. Both parts should be Upstem Voice 1.
In that final bar, the woodwinds are condensed into two voices, suggesting something about that phrase isn’t compatible with being condensed into one voice.
Switch to galley view, and check that notations in this phrase are truly identical where you intend them to be. For example, make sure the ff> is either grouped or ungrouped the same on each staff. If Clarinet 1’s dynamics are grouped, but Clarinet 2’s dynamics are ungrouped, then they won’t condense into one voice (even if the dynamics are the same).
Dear Lillie:
Absolutely correct - the hairpins were of slightly different length.
Once I aligned them, the duplication “vanished”.
Thanks!
I’m so happy to have found this thread! I have found that this also works even if the music itself is different. If you just align the dynamics the dynamics will “amalgamate”! Wow!
Here is an example:
In the above example I added the forte, cresc., double forte the normal way of selecting the first note in each part, the last note in that measure and typing f<ff in the dynamics pop-up. I was disappointed that the top f<ff appeared, which took up so much space.
So, here’s a corrected example produced after reading this thread:
Here I started by selecting the beginning rest in both parts and typing f<ff in the pop-up. Then I moved both dynamics to the right by typing ctr, alt, right arrow. I picked a point that would look good for both parts (the first eighth note). After that, I typed Shift, Alt, and right arrow until the bottom part reached the next measure (because it has fewer notes). Then, I deselected it and selected the top <f, and Shift, Alt, and right arrowed it until it also reached the next measure. So now both dynamic marks were exactly the same size. They “amalgamated”! This will save so much space in the score!!! Plus, all the parts will have the correct dynamic markings! Thanks “thread” for helping me figure this out!
