How do you write the direction (up/down) of the Mark Tree

Dorico
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Hi guys,
i don’t find a satisfying way to write the playing direction for Mark Tree in Dorico. In Sibelius i wrote something like this for “downward”:
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or this if it goes up and down a couple of times.

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But in Dorico i use the single line instrument. Just curious how others are writing this? Writing “up” or “down” seems not very elegant to me.
Thank you!

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You might use the arpeggio down, IIRC.

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Yes, i ended up with this:
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I think it’s doing the job.
Thank you

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Have you thought about changing the staff presentation to 5-line rather than single-line or have you specifically chosen single?

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Whether on 5 lines or 1, I’ve generally written Mark Tree with just the wavy line extending over the desired duration – no notes.

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No, i didn’t. Wasn’t sure about the impact on playback/expression maps (i’m using VSL) if i modify the pre-defined instrument.

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Yes I’m not sure. I’ve created a kit of two mark trees so I can have one on the top space and one on the bottom. I’m just using the default sounds currently, though.

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I see, i will give it try, thanks!