12/8 to 4/4

Dorico
1

Hi Guys,
Is there a fast way to turn a 12/8 piece to 4/4 and change all the note durations properly?
(8th to triplets, dotted quarters to quarters, etc.)

Thanks,
Matan

2

No, at present there’s no one-step solution for this, I’m afraid.

3

That’s a pity. I like the thought of using Dorico as a scratch pad. But often I need quite a bit of “scratching” before I decide whether to use, say, minims or quavers as the basic counting unit in a piece.
In old Finale, I could then easely double, halv, or augment by 150 %, the durations (including pauses) in a region, and change the meter proportionally in the same go. (Of course, any tuplets would mess it completely up.) In Dorico, if I double the durations in a region, the neighbouring region is going to being eaten up, isn’t it?

4

Not if you turn on Insert mode first.

5

Methinks someone is making the process in Finale sound a lot easier than it was–or is.

6

Thanks Daniel.
Are there plans to add this feature in the future?

7

Yes, in general we intend to add more features to help you transform the music you have already entered, though I can’t promise that it will be added imminently.

8

Thanks, Daniel!

9

Any news with this feature?