A Question of Rests

Dorico
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I am in 5/4 - in Notation Options > Rests > Simple Time Signatures I have selected “Disallow Dotted Rests”. The pattern I would like in my 5/4 (3+2) bar is half rest, quarter rest, quarter note, quarter rest, but Dorico insists on dotting the half rest. All solutions or suggestions appreciated.

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5/4 isn’t a simple time signature, but rather an irregular compound time signature, at least by default. I’m not sure Dorico’s notation options provide a combination of settings that will guarantee this, I’m sorry to say.

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Thanks, dspreadbury. I even tried to force duration of rests to no avail. That might be a nice option, or “break rests” possibly.

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Try [2+1+2]/4 as your meter.

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HAHA, Derrek! IMHO not easily readable by the player, but a very mathematical solution!

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Force Duration will certainly work for rests, but you need to use it in tandem with Rest Mode (press comma).

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Hi Dan! Thanks for the suggestion. I will experiment and report back.

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With the compound in brackets it will still display as 5/4

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Thanks, TylerE! - I did not know that. I will also try this and report back. And apologies to Derrek!

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The time signature can be hidden.

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Thanks, Derrek! I’ll try it and report back.

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Thanks again, Dan. Your solution works perfectly.