is it possible to hide system objects (like tempo indications, rehearsal marks…) above the top staff?
I’m currently working on a larger project for a live to projection concert, so the very top staff is just a hit point / sync line. For obvious reasons it would be preferable to have system objects only above the WW and strings and not above the hit point staff (as would be the default behaviour with Dorico’s built in timecode/marker staff, which unfortunately isn’t ideal for this project).
Only workaround I can think of right now is having system objects shown above the WW section as well and then dragging everything above the hit point staff off the page in engrave mode. Is there a better way? Maybe even an “official” solution for this problem I may have overlooked?
I’m afraid you can’t hide system items from the top staff through any automatic means, Nick. The kind of workaround you’re employing is probably the best you can do.
Is there any update on this issue, I’ve got piano/vocal layouts with a 75% size on the vocal staff. I’d like to have the system objects just above the piano staves scaled normally and not above the vocal staff, so they’re easy to read for the piano player.
It would be most helpful if there was an option to simply hide system objects above the top staff.
I’m sliding into this thread a year later with the same question… although I don’t think there’s been an update in terms of being able to hide system objects on the top staff.
In case anyone is interested in why I want to do this: it’s a piece for piano and handbells. The bell choir don’t read the music, they are cued by the pianist. Also the bell staff has some graphical elements that are colliding with tempo markings. Putting the bell staff below the piano would make it harder for the piano/conductor to read, so I’d like to keep it on top.
I could imagine a similar desire to hide system objects on the top staff for players that aren’t necessarily reading score/parts: narrator, community unison choir, etc. The pianist is the one who needs the tempo information, and having it twice in 3-staff music is redundant.
I’m going to use the workaround suggested above by @Nick777 unless there’s a better way.