Drum notation can't move rests

Dorico
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Hi,
I’m trying to notate for drums with rhythm slashes for accents. Unfortunately I can’t move rests vertically as in the other staves and the result is unclear to me (image attached):

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Is there a better way to get this kind of notation?

Thank you

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As you’ve found, you can’t move rests in percussion kits as yet (though of course this is planned). I think your best bet for this kind of notation at the moment is either to use a slash voice in the middle of the staff instead of a bar repeat region, which will cause the rests in the slash voice to move out of the way.

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Ok, thank you Daniel

4

Just checking on the status of moving rests in percussion kits. I have a client with a two-instrument grid kit. The rests lie on the bottom line, and he wants them in the middle, in the space between the two gridlines. Is there a way to do this now? I can’t find it, if there is.

Thanks.

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I’m afraid there’s been no change in this behaviour as yet, but it is a high priority for us to improve the flexibility of rests in percussion kits, and it’s something we will certainly address as soon as we can.