Hi, when two musicians have different notes but the same rhythm, the program condenses them into single-stem bichords, and to get a double stem, I have to apply manual condensing. The problem is that when the two musicians play in unison, I want a single stem, and I have to deactivate and reactivate manual condensing each time,
making the procedure very cumbersome. Why isn’t there one among the many notation options dedicated to condensing that simply allows for a double stem, even in the case of homorhythm?
I suppose this is because of the “condensing phrase” definition. Dorico only changes its behavior on how to condense the music when the “condensing phrase” changes. A condensing phrase is a group of notes between rests. If your homophonic (or homorhythmic) pattern takes place within a condensing phrase that has non homophonic (nor homorhythmic) notes, you will NEED a condensing change wherever the changes occur. This is by design.
Hello and thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, I’m finding the condensation process very complex and cumbersome, and it’s very time-consuming. I think it’ll be much quicker to write the two musicians directly on a single staff and then do a separate job when I need to extract the parts. I think there’s still a lot of room for improvement in the condensation process.
Actually, you should find out that adding condensing changes (which kind of reset the condensing phrase) is already very efficient when it comes to this kind of change. Make sure you create a shortcut to add this kind of change (mine is ctrl+alt+cmd+C) so that it’s easy and fast.
As Marc said, this is a phrase recognition issue. It depends on what comes before or after the passage in question; Dorico sometimes gets a bit confused and you have to set it straight.
Simply request a change in condensation (in Engrave Mode) and tick the relevant instruments (without making any settings) for the phrase to be recognised and the problem resolved, according to the condensation type you have chosen in the Notation Options.
Below is an example of how to restart a condensation for flutes and clarinets.
