I’m currently working on aleatoric notation in Dorico (as a Finale migrant) and I still haven’t figured out a viable solution. My basis for notation is Lutoslowski’s 3rd Symphony.
Secondly - is there a shortcut, or more efficient way to edit a single note? For example:
I am trying to correct the pitch in the bass to F# and the pitch in the tenor to D#. Is there a way to do this without inputting a note in carat mode (which invariably ends up in the wrong octave)?
So many questions, and thanks for taking the time to teach an old dog some new tricks.
Sure!
You select the note and use the arrow keys plus various modifiers to change it. I use a stream deck, so for me it’s a single button…
Or you grab the note with the mouse and drag it to where you want it! (Dorico implemented this kicking and screaming a while back… )
It’s a piece of hardware providing a set of easily programmable buttons that can also display their functions on little displays. It’s not cheap, but worth it for me!
Edit: This is my top page with the most used commands:
When you say “edit a single note”, it sort of depends on what you want to do!
To change the pitch of a note, you can either use a transposing command or add an accidental.
Eg to make a D natural a D#, either transpose it up one octave division (assuming you’re in the default 12-EDO tonality system, “one octave division” is a semitone) or just select it and add a sharp.
If you wanted to turn a D# into an Eb, that’s respelling.
There are larger transposing options, if you ever need to transpose a whole chunk of music - eg the Transpose dialog, or the note tools popover.
I would use ALT/OPT + Up Arrow to move the D to an F and then press the =/+ key to add the sharp. I’d use a similar process with the Down Arrow to move the note int he upper staff.
Thank you Lillie! Pertaining to the aleatoric notation; are there any resources available which guide the user through best practices when notating in Dorico?
Not the configuration seen here exactly, but it’s the icons and functions from that package, yes!
I copy/pasted (very easy!) the functions I need most from more deeply nested folders to a separate page and set that as the default when opening Dorico.
