Dynamic expression control

I can’t get the gradual dynamics to do what I want. The crescendo always goes to the next dynamic even if it crosses the bar line. I go into Engrave to make the adjustment as to where i want the “carrot” to end, but it just goes ri

ght back to where I don’t want it to end.

There is a global setting in Engraving Options > Dynamics > Gradual Dynamics > Advanced Options

@Ralph_Fisher
Or a local Property Override (the only strange thing is that it is named so differently then the Engraving Option):