User manual

By default, Dorico SE makes retrospective changes to how it has spelled accidentals, depending
on how your music develops. For example, in C major, if you input a sequence of pitches C-E-G♯,
but then input a G
♭, the G♯ is respelled as an A♭.
RELATED LINKS
Respelling notes on page 192
Inputting rests
Dorico SE automatically shows rests as appropriate in the gaps between the notes you input.
However, you can also input rests manually, for example, to show fermatas on specic beats for
players without notes in that bar.
PROCEDURE
1. Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input rests.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Optional: If you want to input rests onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to those
staves.
4. Press , (comma) to start rest input.
5. Select the duration you want.
6. Press O to activate Force Duration.
7. Input rests in any of the following ways:
● Press Y or any of the letters from A to G .
● Play notes on a MIDI keyboard.
8. Optional: Press , (comma) again to stop rest input.
9. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
Rests of the selected duration are input. If Force Duration is not activated, Dorico SE
automatically combines adjacent rests as appropriate for their position in relation to notes and
according to the current meter.
RELATED LINKS
Rests on page 773
Implicit vs. explicit rests on page 774
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 163
Selecting note/rest durations on page 167
Forcing the duration of notes/rests on page 169
Inputting notes on page 164
Inputting bar rests into specic voices
When inputting music in multiple voices, rests are normally created automatically when there is a
gap in the secondary voice. However, if you want secondary voices to begin with explicit bar rests
in strict contrapuntal music, you can input a bar rest into those voices.
For music in a single voice, you do not have to input bar rests as they appear in each new bar
automatically when you advance the care. You can also hide/show bar rests in all empty bars in
each layout independently.
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Note input
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Dorico SE 3.1.10