PROBLEM WRITING DRUM PARTS
Actually I don't have a problem writing drum parts on a score. The problem is the stems of the drum part. What I usually do is write the snare drum in first using it as "voice one" and the bass drum as "voice two". The problem is after I write the snare part and direct the stems to point upward, when I start adding in the bass drum the stems from the snare part change and start facing downward. This is not what I want. I keep going back and forth adjusting the stems. Very frustrating. I looked in the manual under voices and it said nothing about drum or percussion parts in regard to the stems direction. So, the way I want the drum part to look is the stems on the snare notes should point upward and the stems on the bass drum part should point downward. Now, I do get this to happen only after much frustration of adjusting the stems many times. So, is there a way of having the stems stay upward when I write the snare part the first time and stay that way while I'm writing the bass drum part? Thanks for any help.
If you are going to use voices and a five line staff to put purcussion parts on, It might be easier to go by the staff rules Sibelius goes by. When writing for a drum kit, the bass goes in the bottom space, snare on the B or C (depending on the sound you want), toms, the few above that, and cymbals above the staff. Stem direction is not important, as long as players know which notes are theirs. I have used this arrangement before and there was no problem. Otherwise, you might want a separate line for each instrument.
Now, perhaps there is a way to easily do what you want. I've never had to look for it.
Now, perhaps there is a way to easily do what you want. I've never had to look for it.
Bob Porter
Sibelius 7.5, W10,i5,16 GB ram,desktop
Sibelius 7.5, W10,i5,16 GB ram,desktop
If you're writing professional drum parts on a score I don't see how you can not do it properly without using voices. You can't put a quarter note one the first beat of a measure and right underneath that note put an eight rest. You have to use voices....I'm pretty sure and stem direction is important. Anyway, thanks for your reply.
You should be OK using up to the four voices allowed per stave. 1&3 will be high, and stem up. 2&4 will be low, and stem down. At some point, you may have to resort to a little fakery and flip things around. I'm just re-engraving a score with a drum part and although most of it has been straightforward, a couple of bits have made me scratch my head a little. But it has done the job - so far, as I'm only on page 2 out of 6! But it is a 1960s pop song so I don't think there will be anything outrageous coming up!
Yes, Andy has a way to do what you want.
But, when I see professional scores with multiple percussion parts, Very seldom are two of them played at the same time on the same staff. A player often switches instruments during the piece, But each player has their own line. That is what my answer was about.
But, when I see professional scores with multiple percussion parts, Very seldom are two of them played at the same time on the same staff. A player often switches instruments during the piece, But each player has their own line. That is what my answer was about.
Bob Porter
Sibelius 7.5, W10,i5,16 GB ram,desktop
Sibelius 7.5, W10,i5,16 GB ram,desktop
Don't change the direction of the stems. As soon as you start adding voice 2 notes/rests, the voice 1 ones will automatically adjust.
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