User manual

Chord mode
Chord mode changes how notes are input and how edits you make outside of note input affect
the music. When Chord mode is activated, notes can overlap or stack on top of each other to
create chords rather than overwriting existing notes. During chord input, the caret does not
advance automatically.
Edits outside of chord input that are affected by Chord mode include copying/pasting notes or
changing their duration. For example, if you copy four notes and paste them to a staff that
already has notes with Chord mode activated, the existing notes are not overwritten but instead
combine with the new notes to make chords.
●
You can activate/deactivate Chord mode in Write mode by pressing Q or clicking Chords
in the Notes toolbox.
NOTE
You cannot have both Insert mode and Chord mode activated simultaneously.
RELATED LINKS
Insert mode on page 179
Caret on page 157
Copying and pasting items on page 351
Changing the duration of notes on page 170
Inputting notes with rhythm dots on page 172
Inputting tuplets
You can input all types of tuplets using the tuplets popover. Tuplets are input like normal notes,
and so can only be input during note input.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting notes with the default preference of duration before pitch.
However, you can also specify the pitch before duration instead.
When inputting tuplets using pitch before duration, Dorico Elements determines the base
value of the tuplet on either the rst note you input after specifying the tuplet or the note
value included in your tuplet ratio.
● You can also input triplets by clicking Tuplets in the Notes toolbox. However, you can only
input one triplet at a time this way.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input tuplets.
2.
Press Shift-N to start note input.
3.
Optional: If you want to input tuplets onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to those
staves.
4.
Press ; to open the tuplets popover.
5.
Enter the tuplet you want into the popover as a ratio followed by the beat unit.
For example, enter 3:2e to input triplets based on eighth notes or 5:4x to input quintuplets
based on sixteenth notes.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12