# Tiny suggestion regarding the explode feature

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/tiny-suggestion-regarding-the-explode-feature/830013>\
**Category:** Dorico\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/tiny-suggestion-regarding-the-explode-feature/830013 "2023-01-24T12:20:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pladask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@Pladask](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Pladask)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/tiny-suggestion-regarding-the-explode-feature/830013/1 "2023-01-24T12:20:23Z")

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When using explode, I would like it if the “Starts voice” and “Ends voice” note properties were reset in the target notes. I think you would pretty much always want that to happen.

Thanks for reading 🙂

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**Author:** ![dspreadbury](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dspreadbury/32/328687_2.png) [@dspreadbury](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dspreadbury)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/tiny-suggestion-regarding-the-explode-feature/830013/2 "2023-01-24T20:39:40Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion – I’ve made a note and will think about this for future updates.

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**Author:** ![Thurisaz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/thurisaz/32/115720_2.png) [@Thurisaz](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Thurisaz)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/tiny-suggestion-regarding-the-explode-feature/830013/3 "2023-01-24T21:00:57Z")

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Hi Daniel,  
Most probably you’ve already seen this, and the link inside the topic:

> [@Generate Notes From Chord Symbols Improvement](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/generate-notes-from-chord-symbols-improvement/820832):
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> Hi Dorico team, I would like to ask for a simple improvement of “Generate Notes from Chord Symbols”. I’m aware that we are already having an “Explode” option, but actually both of them could be combined in a single feature. Would be nice if we are having something like “Follow the chord voicing in:” where we could define our own chord voicing by entering the progressions as notation on Piano or Guitar, or Organ… staff. This improvement will be very helpful in case one doesn’t get the desired…

In my personal opinion, would be nice if you unite both **Explode** and **Generate Notes From Chord Symbols** features in one powerful tool.  
The Generate Notes From Chord Symbols has arranging advantages over Explode, that I would like to use when exploding from piano to orchestra, but at the same time to preserve the Voice leading, which is the only advantage of Explode over Generate Notes From Chord Symbols.  
Of course in the future an Orchestrator/ Arranger Tool, that allow us more advanced and faster manipulation will be a game changing for Dorico. 🙂

Best regards,  
Thurisaz 🙂