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If you want to enable swing playback within a section then return to straight playback,
select multiple items that span the duration where you want swing playback/a different
rhythmic feel.
NOTE
If you want to enable swing playback for a single instrument, select an item or items that
belong to that instrument only.
If you select an item in the middle of a bar, the rhythmic feel change only takes effect
from the start of the next bar.
2.
Press Shift-T to open the tempo popover.
3.
Enter the appropriate entry for rhythmic feel you want into the popover.
When you start entering a rhythmic feel into the tempo popover, a menu appears that shows
valid rhythmic feels containing the letters/words you enter, which you can select.
NOTE
If you do not enter the name of a rhythmic feel that exists in your project, the text you
entered into the popover is input as a tempo mark and does not enable swing playback.
4. Input the rhythmic feel change and close the popover in one of the following ways:
To input a rhythmic feel change for all staves, press Return .
To input a rhythmic feel change only for the selected instrument, press Alt/Opt-Return .
RESULT
The rhythmic feel used for swing playback is changed from the start of the bar containing the
earliest selected item, or the start of the next bar if you selected an item in the middle of a
bar. If you selected multiple items, the rhythmic feel is automatically reset at the position of
the last selected item. If you pressed
Alt/Opt-Return , the rhythmic feel change only applies to
the instrument on whose staff you selected an item. Rhythmic feels added to single instruments
apply to all staves belonging to those instruments.
A signpost appears showing the name of the rhythmic feel you input. It is shown above the top
staff in the system for rhythmic feel changes that apply to all staves, and directly above the top
staff for rhythmic feel changes that apply only to single instruments.
RELATED LINKS
Tempo popover on page 229
Deleting rhythmic feel changes
You can delete rhythmic feel changes you have enabled for specic sections or for individual
players only.
PREREQUISITE
Rhythmic change signposts are shown.
Play mode
Swing playback
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12