Fermata Problems

Dorico
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How do I remove a fermata from the drum section on MacOS M4 chip?

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It should be as simple as selecting the fermata and hitting Delete.

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… In Write mode.

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To Daniel Spreadbury:

When I delete the fermata from the measures where the drum part is written, it is automatically deleted from the other instrumental measures; i.e. Violin, Piano, etc.

I have Dorico 6.1.10 and I use the MacOS with M4 chip.

Thank you.

Minna Mansky

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Dorico doesn’t allow fermatas or other tempo markings to be selectively excluded from instrumental parts. But yes, it would be very useful to have this option.

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Hello SugarFree:

Thanks for your help.
I will just ignore the fermatas until Steinberg can solve the problem; either that or put the fermatas in when there are NO drums.

Minna Mansky

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Minna @mmm3rdpower, due this impossibility, on Engrave Mode you can create a text frame with white background over fermatas:

Text frames
Text frames277Ă—530 18.8 KB

As result (page view):

Result
Result441Ă—323 17 KB

You can change the fermatas place to better results, or… put then outside the page, too (I’m using same archive, moving the bass and guitar fermatas):

Out of page
Out of page210Ă—234 5.14 KB

Print page result
Print page result174Ă—222 4.13 KB

For engraving/printing purposes, it could be work.

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If you want a fermata to display only on some staves, you can create a playing technique with the fermata glyph and place it where you want it. This fermata will not play back, however.

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Thank You Rafael Borba:

I went into engrave. Can you please send me instructions regarding the text frame with the white background?
This would help a lot.

Thanks again Rafael.

Minna

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For sure, Minna!

  1. On Engrave Mode, in the side panel, choose Frames > Insert Text Frame:

    Text Frame
    Text Frame290Ă—236 9.04 KB

  2. Insert Frame!

    Frame
    Frame243Ă—148 4.38 KB

  3. In the lower zone panel (also accessed via Ctrl/Cmd+8) , do the changes:

    Lower Zone
    Lower Zone485Ă—318 6.33 KB

    Background color
    Background color522Ă—475 24.8 KB

  4. Done!

Tip: as I wrote before, you can move the fermata for a “fine” result, due to its proximity with the staff line (but we have zoom). Take the opportunity to move then to out of page and test it!

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Thanks Rafael,

I have one more favor to ask; how do I move system to previous page. Somehow it ended up that way.

Minna

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Dear Rafael:

I was able to straighten the rest of the “mess” by going to REVERT. That straightened out the systems, etc.
I still have to get used to hiding the Fermata.
Have a good night’s sleep it’s night where you are.

Thanks for your help.

Minna

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Minna, good to know! In any case, you have a few other options regarding systems change (see Formatting panel, on Dorico 6.1 manual - pg. 191).

Good night! And you’re welcome!

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Dear Rafael:

I have decided that I won’t put fermatas in my music if there is a drum Line, but will still keep your instructions.

Thank you.

Minna

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