User manual

For example, inputting kick drum and snare drum notes on a standard drum set is a common
pattern. The kick drum is in the bottom space, and the snare drum is two spaces above: ve staff
positions away from the bottom space, and four staff positions away from the top line.
You can press F for the kick drum and C for the snare drum.
The default stem direction behavior for inputting notes in kits in Dorico SE means that you can
alternate pressing F and C , and the notes are input at the positions of the kick drum and snare
drum, even though the top line is the closer position after inputting a snare drum note.
This is because the kick drum uses the same stem direction, and therefore voice, as the snare
drum.
NOTE
Dorico SE automatically changes the directions of stems according to the positions of notes on
the staff when only one voice on the staff contains notes, regardless of their voice.
RELATED LINKS
Preferences dialog on page 58
Stem direction on page 814
Inputting notes on tablature
You can input notes directly into tablature in the same ways as inputting normal notes. When
inputting notes on tablature, the caret is smaller than when inputting notes on standard
ve-line
staves and behaves as if chord input is always active, meaning you must advance the caret
manually to input notes at other rhythmic positions.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select an item on the tablature and at the rhythmic position where you want
to input notes.
NOTE
If both notation staves and tablature are shown in the current layout, you must select an
item on the notation staff and then move the caret to the tablature after starting note input.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Select a note value in any of the following ways:
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To select the next longer note value, press = .
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To select the next shorter note value, press - .
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Click the note value you want in the Notes panel on the left of the window.
4. Input the pitch you want for the current string in any of the following ways:
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Press the number on your computer keyboard or numeric keypad that corresponds to
the fret number you want. For example, press 6 for fret 6.
For fret numbers 10 and above, press the two digits quickly.
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Press the corresponding letters on your computer keyboard.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico SE 3.1.10