I know there are some workarounds but it would be helpful if we could do it in program. Right now, after creating a transcription, I do Roman Numeral Analysis in Photoshop.
You should use a vector drawing package, at least, which can open PDFs or SVGs and edit/add lines, shapes and text without pixelating into bitmaps, as Photoshop does.
However, there are fonts like Dan Kreiderâs MusAnalysis, which will allow you to add Roman Numerals for analysis.
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Thanks, I have it. It is great but still functions as a workaround. I cannot do both lyrics and RNA because there is no way for it to distinguish between Lyrics and RNA. Unless I am not understanding it completely.
If you donât use translation lyrics, you can use that for analysis. Same idea with chorus?? Sorry, I donât have Dorico and canât remember, but thereâs a couple of other types of lyrics that arenât used all that often, perfect for analysis using MusAnalysis.
Is it possible to use Roman numerals, with or without Danâs fontâŠabove the staff on one of the chord symbol lines? or do we still have to use lyric lines for roman numerals in D6?
Yes, I think that situation is unchanged. Use Danâs font, itâs quite useful.
Yea I have MusAnalysis already. It would just be very helpful for me to be able to put them above as a chord symbol lineâŠagain..with or without MusAnalysis. Sorry to hear we still canât do that.
Hi. I donât understand why you insist on the chord line. If you want your analysis to be above the staff, you can use lyrics and flip them (F) so that they sit above. Or use the Text tool (which, with the new paragraph styles settings, can be very useful for this task). I donât see why it should stop you 
Iâd much prefer to have it as a chord line. I use Berklee style analysis which often has both roman numberals and right above or below the roman numerals the real chord⊠Different strokes for different folks, but that is why I âinsistâ on doing it. Of course there are tedious manual ways to do it, but its unfortunate we canât use a chord line, especially since the updates to chord symbols has made it now possible to use more the one chord line, not only that its possible to have the extender lines in order to for example say Glydian or whatever to encompass a whole section or phrase. Also the new curved arrow lines that were added to D6 are extremely useful for Berklee type analysisâŠand so basically th only last thing is let me put the roman chords up there too! Otherwise itâs just too much hassle most of the time to try to do it manually with lyrics and stuff, the point for me is to have it up there in a dedicated chord line. That is what I insist on yes, but no I donât want to do all the manual stuff you just expressed, I can always draw things manuallyâŠbut I donât want to have to do that. Thanks for listening
Here are some examples:
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That would help me as well, although I prefer being able to choose where to position each type of analysis (for me, itâs below tablature, above notation, or in between. Iâd prefer the jazz style of analysis above the notation, the Roman Numeral below the tab, with the option for in between when spacing becomes an issue).
Then add a broader catalog of mode names (phrygian dominant/Oriental/Byzantine, for example).
Bump for this post.
I find that a professional music notation software should do roman numerals out of the box. For us teachers (probably a good number of Dorico customers) it is absolutely necessary. I hope the Dorico team will someday consider this request.
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Yes, it seems that Dorico caters to composers while there are a great number of obstacles for teachers. Not a critique so much as an observation.
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I think there are currently two ways:
- using âlyric text popoverâ (shift + l) with MusAnalysis font
- using âsystem text popoverâ (shift + x) and MusAnalysis font
Am I correct?
Which is preferable, the lyric text or the system text?
I input RNA and functional analysis together with the figured bass number.
Lyrics are absolutely the better way. They can be manipulated and adjusted as a line. And itâs easy to advance the lyric popover to input a row of analysis.
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Youâll find that composers are still complaining about stuff that they still need/want, just as much as teachers, editors and publishers, performers of every genre, and every other group of users. Daniel has said that they canât afford to exclude anyone; so even if a feature isnât present yet, you shouldnât surmise that your âgroupâ is being ignored.
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Maybe a naive question, how can you achieve the curved lines between the chord numbers?
Thank you:)
The example I gave above was not taken from Dorico, it came out of a textbook. I actually do not know how I could easily recreate that example in Dorico, as lyrics are in the wrong place to insert Roman numerals in this case, the new chord feature would have, however, been great for it, but⊠I guess we canât.
You can easily position lyrics above the stave and have multiple lines of them.