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2. Stem to stem, which does not allow noteheads to overlap. This voice order keeps notes in

different voices separate.

You can choose how interlocking notes in different voices are positioned project-wide on the

Voices page in Write > Notation Options.

Dorico Elements positions notes by default with the noteheads partially overlapping, in order to

minimize the horizontal space they occupy and to maintain the clarity of the rhythm.

The order and position of notes in different voices is also automatically adjusted so that each

rhythmic position uses as little horizontal space as possible, while remaining clear and legible.

The voice column for some voices automatically changes as more voices are added, as Dorico

Elements prefers showing voices with the widest pitch range between them on the left of the

rhythmic position and voices with narrower pitch ranges to the right, as this produces the most

balanced result, especially when there are multiple accidentals.

One voice Two voices vertically

aligned

Three voices all still

vertically aligned

Four voices with

two voice columns

Five voices with two

voice columns