Change rhythmic position of intermediate dynamic in a swell

Dorico
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If I create a dynamic swell over a phrase, say “pp”, is there an easy way to change the position of the intermediate dynamic (high point of the swell)? Right now, the only way I know how is to ungroup them, move the intermediate dynamic, move the decrescendo hairpin, shorten it, then lengthen the crescendo hairpin, and finally select the whole group and group them again.

It would be convenient if there were an easier way, as I find myself doing this frequently. I haven’t read the manual cover to cover since V1, so maybe it’s time again.

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If you have a group of dynamics like, say, pp, you can move the f dynamic in the middle by dragging it with the mouse, assuming there are notes for the dynamic to snap to. If there aren’t any notes, then you will indeed need to ungroup the dynamics and make the edits in a more manual fashion.

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