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If you have the staff positions set relative to Treble G clef, then F could mean either the bottom

space on the staff or the top line on the staff. In a standard drum set, this would mean either the

kick drum in the bottom space, or the ride cymbal on the top line.

When inputting notes in pitched instruments, Dorico Elements chooses the lower or upper

possible staff position based on which is closer to the current position of the caret.

However, when inputting notes in percussion kits, Dorico Elements chooses the staff position of

the note with the same stem direction as the last input note, rather than the staff position that is

closest to the current position of the caret. This makes it easier to input common note patterns

used in percussion kits.

For example, inputting kick drum and snare drum notes on a standard drum set is a common

pattern. The kick drum is in the bottom space, and the snare drum is two spaces above: ve staff

positions away from the bottom space, and four staff positions away from the top line.

You can press F for the kick drum and C for the snare drum.

The default stem direction behavior for inputting notes in kits in Dorico Elements means that you

can alternate pressing F and C, and the notes are input at the positions of the kick drum and

snare drum, even though the top line is the closer position after inputting a snare drum note.

This is because the kick drum uses the same stem direction, and therefore voice, as the snare

drum.

NOTE

Dorico Elements automatically changes the directions of stems according to the positions of

notes on the staff when only one voice on the staff contains notes, regardless of their voice.