Multiple voices

The Layer system treats each staff as four transparent voices.

To enter multiple voices using layers

Each staff in SongWriter has four transparent layers of music, identified with different colors; black, red, green, and blue. Each of these voices in rhythmically independent.

1. Choose the layer you want to edit first, using the popup menu in the lower left corner of the screen.
2. Click the Simple Entry tool  . Enter the music for the first layer in the usual way (see Simple Entry).
3. To flip an individual stem, position the cursor on it and press the L key. Press L again to make it flip back.
4. To drag a rest, Option -click and drag it up or down.
5. To hide a note or rest, position the cursor on it and press the letter H key. Press H again to restore the entry. Use this feature to hide a Layer 2 half rest, for example, to give the appearance of a second voice entering on the third beat.

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