I have some instrument for which accent/marcato can be done by mixing in a staccato articulation. To do so, I would add Accent and Marcato as add-ons in the expression map. They will move the value of the mix control (CC20 in this case) to the maximum.
But how to return to zero? Should I add a resetting technique? Or is there a way to let the add-on technique (or any other technique) send an ‘exit’ value when the note ends?
Also: it seems to me that add-ons can’t be previewed in the Expression Map edit window. Is it correct?
I think you will need a reset, yes. And yes, I believe you are correct that you cannot currently preview add-on switches in the Expression Maps dialog.
I’ve a particular situation, here. It’s a choir, and each note can start with a consonant or a vowel. Consonants are introduced by selecting a syllable and increasing the staccato/consonant part with a CC20.
So, a “natural” sustained note can be either one with a marked consonant, or a less obvious one.
In the end, I think I will not use techniques to accentuate the syllable/staccato part, but just draw it as CC lines.
Or, to keep this type of control always attached to a note, I will create several add-ons with varying degrees of CC20, including one with a value of zero.
What could be an accent or a marcato will be left to Dorico’s automatic volume change. The consonant will follow a different stream than the attack’s dynamics.
You can also set two different add-on : one for vowels with only cc20 to 1 and one for consonants with cc20 to 127, create corresponding techniques and hide them