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as a “muted”, “mued”, “ghost”, or “silenced” note. In Dorico Elements, only notes belonging to
fretted instruments, such as the guitar or banjo, can be dead notes.
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divisi
Italian for “divide” or “divided”, divisi is when players split in order to play multiple lines of music.
This commonly involves a section, such as Violin I, dividing and using two staves rather than one
for a limited passage. Divisi passages can be notated all on the same staff, using multiple voices
if required, or across multiple staves. See also tutti, condensing.
drum set
A particular type of percussion kit that is often used in pop and rock music. Drum sets often
use a different arrangement of voices than percussion kits. In this documentation, references to
“percussion kits” also apply to drum sets, as drum sets are a type of percussion kit.
E
EDO
An abbreviation for Equal Division of the Octave, it is a unit used to describe how an octave
can be divided into equal parts, often for the purpose of dening a microtonal scale or tonality
system. Traditional Western European music uses 12-EDO, that is, each octave is divided into 12
equal half-steps (semitones). Music that uses equal quarter tones uses 24-EDO.
endpoint
The unique combination of inputs and outputs that together allow the correct sounds to be
played for each instrument.
Engrave mode
A mode in Dorico Pro where you can manipulate and modify every item in your project, but
without deleting them, moving them rhythmically, or changing the pitch of notes. You can also
determine how the pages in each layout of your project are formatted for printing or exporting.
See also modes.
enharmonic equivalent
An alternative spelling of a note that uses a different scale degree and accidental but produces
the same sounding pitch, such as G♯ and A♭.
ensemble
A predened collection of players, each holding instruments that are often used together, such
as string quartet, wind quintet, brass quintet, string ensemble, and double woodwinds.
envelope
A change in sound over time that comprises multiple stages, such as attack, sustain, and decay.
In dynamics lanes in Play mode, envelopes are represented by multiple separate points, each
controlling a different parameter of the overall envelope. See also constant point, linear point,
value line.
explicit rest
A rest that was deliberately input during rest input or imported from a MusicXML le. Explicit
rests cannot be suppressed between notes in a particular voice. See also implicit rest.
exploding
The process of assigning music to more instruments than it was written for originally. Exploding
music is often a key step in arranging and orchestrating music, such as when a piano piece is
arranged for string quartet. See also reducing.
Glossary
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