Hi there,
I’m writing a drum part on the free version of Dorico. I’d like a part with all the various components combined into one voice (with one set of rests) instead of the standard two voices with two sets of rests (see picture). Is this possible? Thanks.
Hello? Anyone?
I’m working in Dorico Pro, so this may not be helpful, @cramdragon.
When I enter a quick example, Pro automatically differentiates stem direction, but everything’s considered to be in upstem voice 1, and the beat 3 quarter rest is centered on the staff:
That looks no different than what you’re seeing in SE (centered rests: m1.b2, m2.b3, etc.).
By “one set of rests” do you mean hiding the “floating” quarter rests?
If so, Pro has the feature Edit > Remove Rests to do that.
Here’s some documentation for SE:
You could open the kit editing dialog and put all instruments into the up-stem (or down-stem) voice. Then all of them should be rendered using the same direction.
This seems to have worked – thank you very much!
Okay, new problem. After consolidating voices, some rests have disappeared and I can’t seem to get them back. For example, in this bar the sixteenth-note rest on the downbeat of beat 3 has disappeared:
Before:
After:
If I delete a whole bar of material, the stave simply goes blank with no rests.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Perhaps just replace the last sixteenth shown in the measure with an eighth note and make it staccato. That would keep the rhythm and emphasize your desire that this note (presumably on a cymbal/hi-hat that might be capable of some sustaining) needs to be choked off quickly.
ADDED:
The other option is to use Notation Options to alter the stem directions and note length.
Did you hit the “Remove rests” from one of the comments above?
I don’t think so, no.
Does anyone have any idea?
If you attach your project, somebody will be able to assist. Please see this sticky post for the most effective way to ask for assistance here on the forum:
