I created an SATB file in Dorico 5 Pro, with each part in a different voice (4 different colors). I also need to open it in Elements, but when I do, it is not reflecting the different voices in the bass clef. Can Elements only allow a certain number of voices? Or does it have to do with the manner of original input or XML import (not sure, but this file might have been adopted into Dorico from its different original birth program).
THANKS!
LR
Dorico won’t modify the voices when you open the project in a different version of the software. There’s no limit in the number of voices per staff in any version of Dorico.
OK, good to know, thank you! I will have to do some more experimenting to see if I can correct this.
I think I have figured this out. This is just a piano score (1 piano). SOME files work just fine, and others not. The ones that won’t change to see all 4 voices have this in setup:
But the ones that behave well, have this:
However, I am not sure I can fix this at this point. Is it possible?
Thanks!
LR
Would using a choir reduction (if that is what you are seeking) provide the staring point for your score? (If not, could you show us an image of the layout you seek?)
It would definitely be helpful to see the projects themselves. If you attach them here, we can take a look and hopefully account for the differences between them.
Here are the 2 files. The “PRO 4 VOICES” file is what I am aiming for, showing each line with a different color. The “ELEMENTS 2 VOICES” is what I am trying to fix. Even though in PRO version, I am changing the tenor and bass parts by “New upstem voice” and “New downstem voice,” which looks fine, when I save it and open in Elements, it is reverting back to showing the same 2 voices in the bass clef as is in the treble. (The PRO 4 VOICES file, yes, is a different piece because I still can’t get the Elements to show 4 different voices, so it’s just a reference.) I think it has to do with the 2 “instruments” in the Setup as opposed to one in the good file??
ELEMENTS 2 VOICES.dorico (743.6 KB)
PRO 4 VOICES.dorico (688.1 KB)
THANK YOU!
In your ELEMENTS file you have set up two instruments. In your PRO file you have a single grand stave instrument.
That is the reason for the difference.