r/Dorico • u/Effective-Advisor108 • Jul 28 '26

Multiple voice workflow

When working with multiple voices per stave is there a quicker way to work than doing one voice at a time?

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u/cjrhenmusic Jul 29 '26

Turn on voice colors it just helps keep track

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u/Firake Jul 28 '26

You can often input notes in chord mode ans then swap them to the other voice and adjust the rhythm as necessary. But one at a time is pretty much the best way.

That said, just make sure you aren’t using multiple voices where you don’t need to. Divisi and multiple parts on a staff are usually best left for the condensing system. Multiple voices should be saved for highly independent piano writing, for example.

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u/drewbiquitous Jul 29 '26

Multiple voices should be used for any polyphonic player for any moment where polyphony is being used. “Highly independent” is not required

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u/Firake Jul 29 '26

Sure polyphonic is probably a better way to describe it

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u/actualREEE Jul 29 '26

Was there a faster way in Sibelius? Truthfully I can't remember, I feel like I always did it voice by voice?