multi-stem with double stops

• Aug 19, 2009 - 05:09

I am unable to write "voices" in a piano score in which one of the voices is two notes rather than a single note. In other words, I have to write a half note in one voice, and two quarter notes in the other "voice" but each of the quarter notes are two pitches sounding at the same time. If I follow the instructions, I write the half-note first, then go back and make voice 2 for the rest but if I try to hit the 2nd pitch with the shift key down (which one is normally supposed to do in order to make chords) it doesn't work--the new note simply replaces the old one instead of adding to it. Any suggestions?


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If you hold shift while you click to add a note it replaces the previous notes. If you click without holding shift then it adds to the notes of the chord.

Any reason you were holding shift?

In reply to by David Bolton

Thanks for your quick reply!!
How does one write chords? According to the instructions:

Notes are added to chords by holding Shift and entering a note name: C D Shift+F Shift+A E F

I just tried adding a note without shift, and again it simply replaces the note. Can you clarify?

THanks
Daniel

In reply to by xavierjazz

After reading this thread, I'm still unable for some reason to figure out how to enter a double stop (or drone, technically.) I need to have a quarter note sustain while two eighth notes move underneath it, but entering the first eighth note erases the quarter note, and vice-versa. I've tried holding shift and not holding shift. What in the world am I doing wrong?

-Ben

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