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For example, the following image depicts a piano passage using the Piano staff style
featuring two MIDI channels (1 and 2). The notes in the upper staff belong to voice one
(MIDI channel 1). The notes in the lower staff belong to voice two (MIDI channel 2).
Using the Voice/Staff Assignment commands in the Score Editors Functions menu, you
can place the right-hand notes falling below middle C in the bass staff, but maintain the
beaming.
Before using the Voice/Staff Assignment commands, make sure that all the notes you want
to connect with beams use the same MIDI channel (and all notes you want to appear in the
other staff, not connected by beams, use another MIDI channel). Select notes one by one
and view their MIDI channel assignment in the Event inspector.
Beam notes across different staffs
1. If necessary, change the voice assignments for the notes that you want to connect with
beams by doing one of the following:
Draw a line below the notes with the Voice Separation tool.
Select all notes, then, in the Event inspector, change their MIDI channel to match
that of the upper voice.
The notes appear in the upper staff, possibly with multiple ledger lines.
2. Select the notes you want to connect with a beam, then choose Functions > Note
Attributes > Beaming > Beam Selected from the Score Editor menu bar (or use the
corresponding key command).
3. Select the notes to display in the bottom staff, then choose Functions > Note Attributes
> Voice/Staff Assignment > Staff Below Voice (or use the corresponding key command).
The selected notes are moved down to the lower staff, but are still part of the upper
voice.
In the reverse situation, where notes continue above the bass staff, with ledger lines,
you would follow the opposite procedure: assign all notes to the lower voice, then move
some notes to the upper staff by choosing Note Attributes > Voice/Staff Assignment >
Staff Above Voice from the Score Editor menu bar.
4. To display all selected notes in their original staff, choose Note Attributes > Voice/Staff
Assignment > Default Staff from the Score Editor menu bar.