I’m writing a song for guitar and I would enter either a barré indication and/or a fret position indicator depending on situations; I’m not confident about Dorico terminology so I hope my question is clear. I’ve done some search and, if I’m not wrong, the only way to have something like “ CIII———–” so far is referring to this Andy Forrest post, is this correct?
I also started reading the edit playing techniques in manual but how to add the number after the C letter it’s not clear to me…
And how would I get something like in the picture? (only roman number with no C letter)?
I created twelve play(ing/back) techniques, I - XII ( direction, not attribute ) with the appropriate extender line, I think it’s solid line / downward hook. The VST I use (Ample) can move position as well as react to string indicators (which I also created as play(ing/back) techniques.
I’ve been playing guitar for a very, very long time and have seen a multitude of barre representations. What I’ve settled on is roman numerals with extension lines. I have alternative 1/2 techniques as well, but those are just for print. The VST doesn’t do “half baree”.
As to Steinberg’s implementation, no idea, but they add things every update.
Yes, I know this, as I’ve been playin guitar for more or less fifty years now
My question was about placing roman number after the C letter in Dorico, combining them (and, in case it’s not present by default in Dorico, how to create them in editor (I never used it and I’m not in front of computer now).
I like this solution too, as in my attached example but I wish I could choose…
Ah sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were asking about roman numerals without the C. The link above is the clearest way that I know (but again, I don’t use them so perhaps someone else has other suggestions).
Don’t worry, it’s ok! I think I’ll eventually download Andy Forrest’s xml file but I still ask to myself why didn’t Steinberg created those signs by default…
thank you very much for writing and supporting me! I had found a sort of ‘workaround’ using common text and lines (as in the attachment) but I guess it’s not the best solution…
I’ll try for sure but I have a couple of questions left (that I copy from a post of mine in another thread):
“If I follow the path @dspreadbury indicated in his previous post [´~/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Dorico 4] where I substituted 4 with 6 I don’t see any userlibrary file… The same in the old 5 version folder. Is it what I should expect not having modified anything so far?”
and the second one, that I ask to you as an opinion - given that you can’t know Steinberg strategies - is:
“is there a reason why Steinberg didn’t implement this kind of playing technique natively? (just to understand…)”
Might this help? It’s on a Mac - your own user Library (you may have to click on Go in top menu while holding Option down to see the Library.)
xml is at bottom right.
If you are on a PC I fear that I’m deep underwater.
