I did not see a way to do this in Dorico Pro 6 but I am sure there must be.
I want the resting 2nd part to show the rests.
Assuming this is a condensed part, Notation Options>Condensing > Show resets for inactive player…
Thanx I’ll try that and see if it produces what I am after. This is simple in Finale.
Using condensing it is even easier in Dorico!!
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Finale doesn’t really do condensing in this way. Are you using condensing in Dorico, or are you just entering music in two voices?
It is not working for me. Perhaps I am not doing it correctly. Example, I have flute 1 in voice 1 and flute 2 in voice 2 but every time one or the other is not playing no rests show up in the score.
There are two answers here. The first, as @Janus suggested, is that in Dorico this is generally handled by condensing. You set up individual first and second flute players in your project, enter their music in separate staves, and then let Dorico condense them into a single staff in your score. The advantage of having two players is that you can easily print out individual first and second flute parts.
But if you’re just writing this in two voices in a single staff, then here’s how you get those whole bar rests in the second voice:
- Start note input
- Switch to the downstem voice
- Open the Bars popover with Shift+B
- Type
restand hit Enter
Once you have entered the first bar rest in this way, you can copy/paste or Alt/Opt+click it to other bars as needed.
Edit: You probably also want to turn on this setting, in Notation Options > Rests > Rests in Additional Voices, but it only applies to bars of rest in the second voice surrounded by bars with notes.
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Though equally easily , you could create a combined layout that condenses both Flute 1 and 2.
Oh, OK, I think i get it. You must enter the notes in galley view to see and use the second flute staff. I must say once again not easy to find in Dorico but I knew there had to be a way to do it. It is good to have folks like you to teach us how Dorico works. Thanx again and have a wonderful holiday season.
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Seriously? It is on every single tutorial about condensing.
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It sounds like you have assigned the two flutes to one player, rather than having two separate players who each hold one flute.
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You assume way too much. You have to know condensing or whatever is even a thing before you try to learn how to use it. You are looking at this from the point of view from a person that knows Dorico inside and out. If you can’t look at it from the beginners point of view perhaps you should not be answering a query. That does not help.
Yes, I did. Seems like the logical way. Flute 1 and flute 2 on the same staff. But as I learn more and more and get more and more experience with Dorico I find that it doesn’t do many things logically.
I hear your criticism (I also find myself sometimes looking for something not knowing how it’s called, and I’ve been a Dorico user now for quite many years), but just to add a thought:
Most people here will not assume that you know everything already, but we’d like to assume that new users have gone through some basic tutorials. And as @Janus correctly points out, condensing is covered in the vast majority of them, as it’s quite an important concept when dealing with bigger ensembles.
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