Tutorials – Dorico

Tip: How to erase the background of dynamics

Select the dynamic, playing technique or text item.
Switch to Engrave mode.
Open the Properties panel at the bottom of the window (you can use the key command Ctrl/Cmd+8).
Enable the Erase background property.
You will also find Erasure padding properties for controlling the extent of the erased background.

Usually adding a dynamic (while not in Note Input) is as simple as selecting a note at the point you would like the dynamic and choosing it from the dynamics panel, or using the Shift+D popover.
However, when the position you need the dynamic to be input is midway through a tied note, there may not be a suitable item to select.
Instead, enter Note Input so the caret is showing and advance the caret to the desired position.
Now you can enter your dynamic and it will appear at the caret position.

Input a pedal line.
Select a note at the rhythmic position that would like the pedal retake to occur.
Type Shift+P to open the playing techniques popover.
Enter ^ into the popover to create the retake.

Make a selection and choose Edit > Copy or press Ctrl/Cmd+C.
Engage Chord mode by clicking the button in the toolbox or using the key command Q.
Make a selection at the point where you would like to paste your copied music.
Choose Edit > Paste or use the key command Ctrl/Cmd+V.
The pasted music will not overwrite any existing music, but rather merge it into the same voice.
There are also Paste special commands for pasting into new voices.

Delete a tuplet number or bracket to leave the notes behind, unscaling them.
Remember to engage Insert mode if you want to push out any existing subsequent music.