To enter additional voices by superimposing staves

If your music requires more than the eight voices available through the use of layers and V1/V2, you can superimpose two or more staves on top of one another to accommodate the extra voices. Those who prefer to use layers might use this method whenever more than four independent voices are required in a staff.

1. Enter notes into one staff with the first four layers, and use the V1/V2 method to add an additional voice on each layer if desired.
2. Choose the Staff Tool and create a new staff with the same properties, such as transposition and clef, as the existing staff. You might use the New Staves (with Setup Wizard) option (under the Staff menu) to do this, or configure the staff manually in the Staff Attributes dialog box. See Staff Tool for more details.
3. Enter the remaining voices in the new staff using layers and the V1/V2 method.  
4. Click the handle on the new staff and drag, or use the arrow keys to nudge it on top of the original staff. Use the Zoom Tool to zoom in and insure the new staff is positioned directly over the original staff. By superimposing two staves, you have twice the number of possible voices.

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