Hello everyone I can’t understand how to manage the flows within a score. How do I choose at what point I want the new flow to start? How do I do if I want to put 2 instruments in one flow and 3 or 4 in another? Where do I set it? Thank you!
Hi,
Not sure what you mean by ‘choosing where the new flow starts’ but as for choosing which instruments appear in each flow, in setup mode, click on the flow in the bottom panel then select the instruments that you want to appear in that flow in the left panel.
HTH,
P
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Thanks. Where do you set if for example at measure 16 you want to finish a flow and start another at measure 17?
You can add a new flow whenever you want, at any point during your composing. Just click the add flow button in the bottom panel in set up mode. I’m sure you can also find “add flow” under the set up menu though, I’m not at my computer right now.
There is an option “Split Flow” to create a new flow at any point of an existing one. Select a bar line, then use the Jump bar to split the flow. However, if you know in advance you’re going to use multiple flows, create them first in the setup section.
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As @JAMES_GILBERT says, you would use write>split flow.
But be aware: There is no facility (yet) to join/merge flows back together. Also your new flow will reset bar numbering, so what used to be bar 17 will become bar 1 (but you can set a bar number change to make it 17 again if you wish).
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Ok thanks. And what is the difference between Split flow and Trim flow?
Trim flow simply deletes all empty bars at the end of a flow (note: all bars in all parts must be completely empty, including things like attachment points for dynamics and hidden stuff!)
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A flow is just an independent section of music. Movements of a symphony are a good example. The term flow was chosen because it’s not necessarily only for movements.
I will often have a sandbox flow in my projects, a place to jot down ideas or try out variations. A flow does not have to be part of what gets printed.
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