User manual

For fret numbers 10 and above, press the two digits quickly.
● Press the corresponding letters on your computer keyboard.
NOTE
When using letters, Dorico Elements automatically chooses the octave closest to the nut
on the corresponding string.
● Play the note on a MIDI keyboard.
5. Move the caret up/down to input notes on different strings at the same rhythmic position in
any of the following ways:
● Press Up Arrow to move it up.
● Press Down Arrow to move it down.
6.
Move the caret to other rhythmic positions in any of the following ways:
● To move the caret according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press
Right Arrow / Left Arrow .
● To advance the caret according to the note value currently selected, press Space .
● To move the caret to the next/previous bar, press Ctrl/Cmd-Right Arrow / Ctrl/Cmd-
Left Arrow .
RESULT
Notes are input at the caret position with the selected duration on the string indicated by the
caret and are played back as you input them by default. Notes continue to be input at the caret
position until you move the caret manually and overwrite any previous note on the same string.
If you attempt to input a note that is impossible on the current string, it is input on the closest
available string in addition to any existing notes.
If you have input two or more notes on the same string at the same rhythmic position, they
are shown next to each other on tablature and are colored green. Similarly, when you input
chords on tablature using pitch before duration with a MIDI keyboard, all notes in the chord
are allocated to the same string. You can then select them individually and change their string
allocation.
RELATED LINKS
Caret on page 157
Moving the caret manually on page 161
Tablature on page 917
Hiding/Showing notation staves and tablature on page 918
Changing the allocated string for notes on tablature on page 919
Inputting notes using pitch before duration on page 165
Inputting accidentals
You can input accidentals during note input and by adding them to existing notes. You can also
change the accidentals of existing notes.
NOTE
●
Accidentals that are part of the prevailing key signature are input automatically. For example,
if you press
F in G major, an F♯ is input automatically. You would only need to specify an
accidental if you want to input an F♮, for example.
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Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12