Tutorials

Tip: Respell notes automatically

You can easily respell notes automatically to better fit the musical context.
Make a selection which contains the notes that need respelling.
Choose Write > Respell > Respell Notes Automatically… and press OK.

In Engrave mode, select an item in the bar you wish to move.
Move the bar to the next system, or the previous system.
You can use key commands to move bars to the next system (period), or the previous system (comma).
You can move multiple bars at once, including across frames and pages.

1. It’s easy to add a music symbol to text.
2. In a text frame, right-click and choose Insert Music Text…
3. You can browse categories of symbols, or search for the one you need.
4. You can also add music symbols to staff- or system-attached text.

1. In Setup mode, add or choose the player that is to be your soloist.
2. Click Player Settings (or right-click) and choose Soloist.
3. The player is placed in the conventional score position, and bracketed separately from other players.

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).

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.

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!

Now in Dorico, you can control how much of your music is affected by Insert mode edits.
Long press the Insert mode button to choose a scope.
You can choose to affect all voices and music items for a player.
Choose Global to insert or remove time across the system.
Extend the current bar to accommodate edits.
Use the Stop position to protect music after that point.