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Notations input

You can input many types of notations, both during note input and by adding them to existing

notes. In Dorico Elements, “notation” is a broad term that includes many different items,

including articulations, slurs, dynamics, and more.

Inputting articulations

You can input notes with articulations during note input, and you can add articulations to notes

after they have been input.

PROCEDURE

1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

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Start note input.

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Select the existing notes to which you want to add articulations.

2. Optional: If you want to input notes with articulations onto multiple staves at once, extend

the caret to those staves.

3. Select the articulations you want to input in any of the following ways:

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Press the key commands for the articulations you want.

● Click the articulations you want in the Notes panel.

4. Optional: Enter the notes or chords you want with your selected articulations.

RESULT

The selected articulations are added to the selected notes. They are positioned between

noteheads or stems and tuplet brackets, so they are closer to the notes than tuplet brackets or

tuplet numbers/ratios.

During note input, the selected articulations are added to all notes that are input until the

articulations are deactivated.

NOTE

Some combinations of articulations on the same notes are not possible. For example, you cannot

have both staccato and staccatissimo marks on the same notes, as both articulations indicate

that notes are played shorter.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

You can enable independent voice playback for individual instruments, for example, if you have

slurs in one voice and staccatos in another voice.