I’m hoping there’s an automatic solution in Dorico…
I studied with a Brazilian teacher and therefore write 16th notes in 2/4 bars. I’m writing for a big band with many ex-salsa players, who are used to seeing 8th notes in 2/2. It will save lots of rehearsal time if I re-write my score as 2/2 instead of 2/4.
Is there a tool in Dorico which will adjust note durations to correspond to the change in time signature?
I looked for a while in the manual and don’t see anything which addresses this. I tried it and no change was made to the note durations.
Try selecting the whole flow, activating Insert mode, and then doing Write > Edit Duration > Double Note Duration. Then deactivate Insert mode and replace the initial 2/4 time signature with 2/2.
I used the system track to select the 2/4 section, then clicked on Write/Insert, then Double Note Duration. All the instruments except the drums did exactly what was wanted. The drums were not changed.
I am well ahead of the game if I only need to fix the drum track, but it is acting strangely. If I enter the cross-stick part of the pattern and go back to enter the kick, it inserts the kick’s time and shifts the cross-stick. Normally it adds the kick without changing the existing parts.
A Time For Love 24-22.dorico (1.3 MB)
Here is a short 2/4 section with the drums and piano playing a samba groove. Let me know if you’re able to get it into 2/2 and what steps you followed.
Thanks!
Hi,
Thank you for the clear directions. I was able to assign each drum instruments to a different voice and that did fix the doubling of durations.
I observe the following:
Bar repeats are not handled correctly. I don’t use them extensively so it’s a minor issue. (I use them mostly in the drum part, always 2-bar repeats)
Double bars, rehearsal numbers, and text annotations are no longer in the right place.
The parts do not line up. The rhythm section gets to the “shout chorus” well before the horns. I’m not sure how that’s possible. The chord symbols go by too quickly.
I think my best option is to use this to re-write the figures and then copy them one-by-one into a new score, with the chord changes and text annotations in the right places.
If you’re curious I’m happy to send the entire score. Perhaps part of the problem is that I’m try to do a subset of the flow. The original post said to select the entire flow. I’m using the system track to select the entire 2/4 section of the score - the rest of it should stay as is.
Double duration doubles note durations. It does not affect anything that is attached to the grid (barlines, time signatures, key signatures, chords, rehearsal marks etc.)
If parts don’t line up check for two things:
Tuplets. Double durations does not change tuplets, only the notes under the tuplet.
Multiple voices starting at different times and rests. Double durations will not affect removed rests.
