User manual

Table Of Contents

Edit Percussion Kit dialog on page 109

Unpitched percussion on page 978

Changing the percussion kit presentation type on page 984

Staff labels on condensed staves

Staff labels on condensed staves must reect all the players included on the staff. Dorico

Elements automatically consolidates similar instrument names in staff labels on condensed

staves but always shows all the required player numbers.

On condensed staves containing different types of instruments, all required instrument names

are shown.

Staff labels on condensed brass staves

Because condensing can change frequently, staff labels on condensed staves can vary from one

system to another. The staff labels for condensed divisi staves reect the divisions at the start of

the system and show instrument names.

Dorico Elements also shows player labels above/below condensed staves to identify the players

to which notes on condensed staves belong, as condensing can change within a single system.

For condensed divisi staves,

Dorico Elements shows the player labels “div.”, with any required

qualications, and your set unison indication where each division starts and ends respectively.