TUTORIALS
Tip: Add music symbols to text objects
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- It’s easy to add a music symbol to text.
- In a text frame, right-click and choose Insert Music Text…
- You can browse categories of symbols, or search for the one you need.
- You can also add music symbols to staff- or system-attached text.
Tip: Define a player as a soloist
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- In Setup mode, add or choose the player that is to be your soloist.
- Click Player Settings (or right-click) and choose Soloist.
- The player is placed in the conventional score position, and bracketed separately from other players.
Tip: Convert notes to grace notes (and back again)
- It’s easy to convert notes into grace notes.
- Select the notes, and press the grace note button.
- Long press the button to choose slashed or unslashed, or press Alt+/.
- Unslashed grace notes keep their rhythmic position, so it can be useful to engage Insert mode.
- Convert grace notes to normal notes the same way.
- Toggle notes and grace notes with the key command / (slash).
Tip: Flip items in Dorico to celebrate Pancake Day
- It is easy to flip objects the other way up, or to the other side of the staff.
- Simply select an item and press F to flip it.
- It works with all kinds of music item, including playing techniques and text.
- Get finer control in Engrave mode, for items such as articulations and ties.
- Sorry, you will still have to flip your own pancakes.
Tip: Celebrate 2.22.22 and make TWO of things in Dorico 4
- Celebrate 2.22.22 with this collection of how to make TWO of things in Dorico 4.
- Duplicate Players, Flows and Layouts in Setup mode.
- Use a wealth of editing techniques in Write mode to repeat, duplicate and add to music items.
- Copy text, music and graphic frames in Engrave mode.
- Duplicate VSTs in Play mode.
- Print 2 copies of your music in Print mode.
- Make duplicates of almost every type of Library item.
- Open a second Dorico window, and run two modes at the same time alongside each other.
- I hope you enjoy this very special TWOsday!