If I have a rhythm example in 6/8 and want to show a dotted half rest, Dorico defaults to a measure rest symbol. While I accept that as the norm, for this specific instance, I’d like to use a dotted half.
I’ve tried entering a dotted half rest with force duration turned on but Dorico automatically makes this a measure rest symbol.
Start note entry in the last measure (or just select it, not in note entry), and start a 6:6e tuplet. You don’t need to actually enter any notes.
Then select the tuplet and hide the number in the Properties panel.
Thanks that mostly does it. It does move the rest to the left edge for me but I can manually slide it to the middle.
AFAIK the only rest that will display centered in the bar is the default whole rest. Any other rest will display at the rhythmic position where it starts – in this case, beat 1.
Here’s one way to get closer: Start Note Entry, and move to the second eighth note in the bar. Then start a 6:5e tuplet.
Select the eighth rest and set its opacity/alpha channel to 0 in the Color property, then hide the tuplet number.
Thanks. I found it easier to just drag it over in engrave mode. This is a one-off situation.
This is a very unconventional notation. Two dotted crotchet rests might be acceptable…
Hmm, you’re right. Didn’t work for me the first time I tried it, but it does now – not sure what I was doing differently. I can even enter the dotted half rest directly, rather than changing an existing half rest.
Entering it and then changing the note value. That’s an interesting trick.
You can change the value of any note or rest by selecting it and pressing a number 1 to 9, or dot.
