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Duplicate unison notes when exploding

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Description

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Duplicate unison notes when exploding

Problem to be solved

Often, divisi parts written on a single staff have some notes in unison, and just show the divisi in a second voice. When exploding, only the actual voice 2 notes go to the destination staff. I would like to see either a feature added, or a plugin, that would duplicate those unison notes so that a full line would be generated.

There is a plug-in (CleanScore) which will, among other things, remove duplicate notes. I am asking for a reverse of this function!

Note: There is a plugin for Finale (RIP), JW Staff Polyphony, which offers the option to treat single notes as unison.

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Research direction

Start by locating the exploding operation in MuseScore and reviewing how it handles notes in a second voice. Compare the requested behavior with the CleanScore plugin and Finale's JW Staff Polyphony option mentioned in the issue. Done means exploding a divisi passage duplicates unison notes so each destination staff contains a full line.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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