User manual

EXAMPLE
Default notation of notes in 6/8
Notes in the down-stem voice input with forced
durations
RELATED LINKS
Implicit vs. explicit rests on page 631
Inputting notes on page 135
Inputting rests on page 145
Selecting note/rest durations on page 146
Beams according to time signatures on page 402
Creating custom beat groupings for meters on page 414
Turning explicit rests into implicit rests on page 633
Inputting ties
You can input ties manually to join two notes of the same pitch, both during step input and by
joining two existing notes with a tie.
In general, Dorico Elements creates ties automatically as required. If you specify a rhythmic
duration that cannot be notated with a single note value, Dorico Elements automatically creates
chains of tied notes as necessary for the meter.
For example, if you want to input a tie between two quarter notes across a barline, you can
simply input a half note at the rhythmic position where you want to input the rst quarter note.
Dorico Elements automatically splits the half note into two quarter notes, one on each side of the
barline, and joins them with a tie.
NOTE
These steps do not apply to inputting ties between non-adjacent notes or notes in different
voices, for example, between two notes of the same pitch on different staves, or between a grace
note and a normal note.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
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Select the note from which you want the tie to start.
2. Input a tie in any of the following ways:
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Press T.
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Click Tie in the Notes toolbox.
3. Optional: During step input, input the note that you want at the end of the tie.
Write mode
Note input
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