DIV and UNIS disappearing and a2 REPEATING

[Lollo_12345]

Hi all.

I wanted to check if anyone has encountered the same problem and if perhaps there is something I ignore that causes the issue.

I absolutely love the CONDENSING option (possibly the biggest feature that does it for me agaist SIBELIUS), however I am encountering a few issues:

I have tried to isolate the passage to upload the score, but often that makes the problem go away - which means there must be a setting ignore, perhaps when forcing CONDENSING CHANGE while ENGRAVING?

• sometimes in the STRINGS the “div.” and “unis.” does stop appearing automatically. It should be there, but it is not and maybe before it is appearing. Anyone had the same problem? They should be here every time I switch between DIV and UNIS

WITH CONDENSING ON

WITH CONDENSING OFF

• Sometimes DORICO adds a “div.” at the start of the page. However, it was already divisi in the previous one:

• I sometimes get “a2” added to every single not and I have to hide it manually

Thanks in advance!

[Christian_R]

Hi @Lollo_12345 I see that nobody has answered. It is always faster and better if you post a Dorico file (cut-out version) that shows the issue with an explication of what you want to achieve, and how you tried to achieve it (the steps to reproduce the issue).
(from looking at the pictures I would say they are non issues or very easy fixable ones, but maybe I am wrong). With a file, we can experiment very fast and give advices.

@dspreadbury

4. Post a project, not a picture
If you are having a problem with Dorico, the fastest way to get the help you need is to post the project, or a part of it, and not to post a screenshot. If you post a picture, you will almost certainly find that the first person to respond to your thread asks you to post the project. You may be concerned that the musical content of your project will be judged, or stolen. While we cannot guarantee that this will not happen, because of the supportive nature of the forum, this is vanishingly unlikely. There may be copyright or confidentiality restrictions that prevent you from posting the whole project. That’s fine! It’s always better in any case to cut the project down to a smaller size to attach it, particularly because there is a 4MB file size limit on attachments.

To cut down your project, first do File > Save As to save your project under a new name, to avoid making unwanted changes to your working project. If the project contains multiple flows, delete all flows except for the one that exhibits the problem. If the project contains multiple players, delete all players except for the one that exhibits the problem. If the problem is isolated to a particular bar or passage, then use the Shift+B popover to remove all other bars (e.g. select a note or rest in the bar after the problem passage, type Shift+B and enter a huge negative number like -9999 to delete all of the remaining bars in the flow).

Once you have cut down the project to the minimum scope that reproduces the problem, in Play mode choose Play > Playback Template and reapply the default playback template, or choose Silence. This dramatically reduces the file size of the project after you have deleted most of its musical material, because it removes the saved audio engine state.

Finally, attach the Dorico project it to your post.

[Lollo_12345]

Hey Christian, yes, I know. I mention in my post that when I try to do that (cutting down the project so I can post it) the issue goes away - that why is pointless for me to post the project.
It must be a simple setting I am missing.

That’s why I am looking for someone that has encountered similar issues.

I will try to cut down the project again, see if I can do it in a way I can keep the problem appearing…thanks!

[DanielMuzMurray]

@Lollo_12345

sometimes in the STRINGS the “div.” and “unis.” does stop appearing automatically. It should be there, but it is not and maybe before it is appearing. Anyone had the same problem?

This is likely to do with the music before and after. Which is why the problem disappears when cutting down the project.

When trying to upload a project, you can try turning the Playback Template to Silent. I think I read that removing unnecessary instruments also helps too.

There will be a point at which you can remove bars without the problem going away and this will help greatly.

@Lollo_12345

Sometimes DORICO adds a “div.” at the start of the page. However, it was already divisi in the previous one

This is intended. The same thing happens with a2 unless the instruments are in opposite voices.

@Lollo_12345

I sometimes get “a2” added to every single not and I have to hide it manually

This is likely due to a condensing change you already have, but maybe not…

[Lollo_12345]

Thanks Daniel. As soon as I find a minute i will try to recreate the issue and see if I manage to send the score…

[DanielMuzMurray]

Feel free to PM me if you want to email the full project.