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Inputting notes using MIDI recording
You can input notes by recording what you play on a MIDI device in real time. You can record
notes in both concert and transposed pitch.
PREREQUISITE
● You have connected the MIDI device you want to use.
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You have set the quantization options in the MIDI Quantize Options dialog as appropriate
for the music you intend to record.
● You have set the options in the Recording section of the Play page in Preferences as
appropriate for the music you intend to record.
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You have input enough bars or empty rhythmic space for the amount of music you want to
record. Dorico Elements does not automatically add extra bars or rhythmic space.
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If you want to hear a click during your recording, you have input a time signature. There is
no click in open meter or when there is no time signature.
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You have chosen the appropriate input pitch setting.
PROCEDURE
1. Select a note or rest on the staff/instrument track into which you want to record notes, at the
position from which you want to record. You can do this in Write mode and Play mode.
NOTE
● In Play mode you cannot select rests, meaning you can only record into instrument
tracks that already contain at least one note.
● You can also record MIDI during note input, but this prevents Dorico Elements from
using both staves in grand staff instruments.
2. Optional: If you want to record notes without overwriting any existing notes on the staff,
press
Q to activate Chords.
3. Optional: If you want to record into a specic voice on the staff, press Shift-N to start note
input and then do one of the following:
● If the voice you want already exists on the staff, press V until the note symbol beside
the caret indicates the correct voice.
● If the voice you want does not exist on the staff yet, press Shift-V until the note symbol
beside the caret indicates the correct voice.
4. Press Ctrl/Cmd-R to start recording.
During recording, the playhead appears red and moves along in time. By default, there is
one bar of count-in before the playhead reaches the rhythmic position of either your original
selection or the caret.
5. Play the notes you want on your MIDI device.
In Write mode, no music appears on the staff until you stop recording. In Play mode, notes
appear in the piano roll in real time.
6. Press Space or Enter or Ctrl/Cmd-R to stop recording.
RESULT
The notes you played on the MIDI device are input onto the selected staff. If you did not specify
the voice, notes are recorded into the
rst available voice on the staff, which is usually the rst
up-stem voice. If you activated Chords, the notes you played are merged into the rst available
voice on the staff without overwriting any existing notes.
The notated duration of the notes follows your quantization settings, but their played durations
are retained for playback.
Write mode
MIDI recording
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Dorico Elements 3.1.10