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● To input local gures, press Alt/Opt-L .
● To input global gures, press Alt/Opt-G .
The popover icon updates to show the current type.
Figured bass popover when inputting a global
gure
Figured bass popover when inputting a local
gure
4.
Enter the gure you want into the gured bass popover.
For example, enter 4->3d=4r=2 for a 4-3 suspension that lasts a whole note, with the
resolution to the third after a half note. If you want Dorico Elements to follow your entry
exactly, include O, o, or ! at the start of your entry. For example, to force Dorico Elements to
show 5,3 gures.
5.
Optional: Advance the gured bass popover in one of the following ways:
● Press Space to advance the popover to the next beat according to the current time
signature.
● Press Right Arrow / Left Arrow to move the popover to the next/previous rhythmic grid
position.
● Press Tab / Shift-Tab to move the popover to the start of the next/previous bar.
6. Optional: To input an individual local gure when the popover is set to global, and vice versa,
press Alt/Opt-Return to input the gure.
7. Press Return to close the popover.
RESULT
The gured bass specied is input. If you selected an item belonging to an instrument that was
not already set to show gured bass in the current layout, its player is automatically updated to
show them. If Dorico Elements cannot identify the bass note at the position of a gure, such as if
you input a
gure on a rest, it appears as a signpost.
Dorico Elements calculates and saves the pitches implied by the gures you enter in relation to
the lowest note at that rhythmic position. This semantic understanding of the harmony implied
by
gures allows Dorico Elements to update the displayed gures on different staves and if you
transpose or change the pitch of notes.
Global gures apply to all instruments in the project and appear on all staves whose players are
set to show gured bass. Local gures only apply to the selected instrument, and by default refer
to its lowest staff. Local
gures always appear, even if global gures exist at the same rhythmic
positions.
NOTE
Unless you included an entry for Follow input literally at the start of your popover entry, the
appearance of the resulting gure is determined by the default settings in Dorico Elements
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
●
You can hide/show gured bass above specic players in each layout independently.
●
You can simplify compound gures, that is, gures 9 and above.
●
You can show gures on individual rests.
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12