User manual

Breath marks
Breath marks are placed above the top line of the staff, at the end of the note to which they
apply; that is, they appear just before the following note.
Breath marks apply only to the staff to which they were added, as they do not affect the overall
tempo, but instead only indicate to a single player or group of players a suitable place to break
their line in order to breathe.
Caesuras
Caesuras are positioned at the top of the staff, with the top staff line passing through the middle
of the caesura and the bottom of the caesura resting on the second staff line. They are
commonly placed at the end of a bar, before the barline.
Caesuras are automatically added to all staves at the same rhythmic position, immediately to the
left of the notehead or barline to which they were input. They are not linked to noteheads, and
adjust note spacing to create a clear gap.
Multiple holds and pauses at the same rhythmic position
Because fermatas apply to all staves, only one type of fermata can exist at the same rhythmic
position. For example, you cannot have a short fermata on one staff and a long fermata at the
same rhythmic position on another staff.
A Britten curlew can be used at the same rhythmic position as another kind of fermata, but it
cannot exist simultaneously with any breath mark. This is the only exception in Dorico Elements.
Caesuras can co-exist with any type of breath mark, but you cannot have a caesura and a fermata
at the same rhythmic position.
Changing the appearance/duration of existing holds and
pauses
You can change the appearance/duration of existing holds and pauses, including changing their
type. For example, you can change a short fermata into a long fermata, and change a fermata
into a caesura.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the hold or pause whose appearance/duration or type you want to
change.
NOTE
You can only change the appearance/duration or type of one hold or pause at a time,
except when using properties in the Holds and Pauses group of the Properties panel.
2. Change the appearance/duration or type of the holds or pauses in any of the following
ways:
●
Open the holds and pauses popover by pressing Shift-H and enter a hold or pause
into the popover.
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Click a hold or pause in the Holds and Pauses panel.
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Select a type of hold or pause from the appropriate menu for your selected holds or
pauses in the Holds and Pauses group of the Properties panel: Fermata duration,
Caesura appearance, or Breath mark appearance.
Holds and pauses
Changing the appearance/duration of existing holds and pauses
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