TUTORIALS
Tip: Number together instruments of different transpositions
- By default Dorico will number instruments of different transposition separately.
- There is an Engraving Option — on the Staff Labels page — to number them together instead.
- This also works in conjunction the option to group staff labels between staves.
Tip: Set key commands to increase/decrease dynamic intensity
- It is possible to modify selected immediate dynamics by choosing different items in the Dynamics panel.
- However, it can be convenient — especially for keyboard-centric users — to be able to do this using the keyboard.
- Open Preferences, and choose the Key Commands page.
- Search dynamic, and expand Note Editing.
- Choose a key command for Increase Dynamic Intensity and another for Decrease Dynamic Intensity.
- Now you can quickly modify dynamics in the score.
- It even works on multiple selections.
- We have not set a default shortcut as this command is not necessarily useful for every user, and would occupy space on the keyboard that could not then be reserved for other features.
Tip: Extend note durations to end of selection
- Don’t waste time calculating how long notes need to be.
- Make a selection of a note or notes you want to extend, and extend that selection to the rhythmic position at which you want the notes to end.
- Select Write > Edit Duration > Extend to End of Selection.
- This command makes it easy to set a selection of notes to be the same duration.
Tip: Use the numeric keypad to control playback
- If you use a full-size computer keyboard, you can use the numeric keypad to control playback.
- The Enter key starts and stop playback (0 — zero — also stops playback).
- The + and – keys fast-forward and rewind.
- The . (dot) key returns the playhead to the beginning of the flow.
- These key commands match those of Steinberg’s DAW Cubase.
Tip: Fix number of bars shown in each system
- Sometimes it can help the music to look clearer and be easier to read if the number of bars on each system stays constant.
- Dorico makes this easy to achieve by way of a Layout Option that lets you fix a number of bars per system.
- Open Layout Options from anywhere in the program by pressing Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+L, and selecting Staves and Systems, Casting Off.
- Enable the option for Fixed number of bars per system and set how many bars you would like to see.
- There are other options including one to set how many systems should be shown on each page, which can help make spreads and booklets look more balanced.