I’ve just started to use Dorico as a replacement for Finale. Is there a way around the fact that Segno can only be used 3 times in a piece as there is a maximum of 3 in the marker index field
Thnx
Michael Bond
No, Dorico only supports up to three segno jumps for a single flow. I’m almost scared to ask what kind of music you’re writing that requires more than three segno jumps within the same flow!
A song/hymn with 1 chorus and 6 verses which starts and ends with the chorus and the chorus is sung in between each verse. That makes five maybe six jumps from the chorus to verse x then back to chorus then to verse y….etc. Does that make sense, can you show me how to do this without the jumps
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I have just come up against exactly the same problem!
I found the responses I received less than useful so I’m afrais I have no solution to offer
Regards
Thanks anyway. I don’t think it can be done in Dorico 6. Maybe in version 7…
Sorry I didn’t reply to this topic sooner. Assuming that each verse is different musically, here is a way to get the desired playback sequence:
Each end repeat barline has been replaced by a double barline with a D.C. jump. To get the playback to stop after the final chorus, select the first ending bracket in engrave mode and set the following properties:
- No. times played to 7
- Times played for segment to 1,7
- Custom text to 1.
If you don’t want to see the repeat ending brackets, select each of them in engrave mode and set the Y offset property to a value large enough to move it off the page. Then you can use system text to label the verses.
If the six verses are the same musically, here is a different way to get the desired playback sequence:
To get the playback to return to the chorus, a D.C. was added at the start of the final bar. Then it was hidden, copied and pasted four times. A D.C. al Fine was added at a different rhythmic position, hidden and moved to the start of the final bar.
Since the final bar is never played, use the system track to select and delete it. This will make all of the D.C. markers disappear, but they will still affect the playback.
Hi, I will give that a try. I’ve moved away from the particular project I was on for this so it’ll be a little time before I get back to it. I appreciate your time in responding, thanks
Perhaps my previous post in this topic can help you.
Hello, I had opportunity today to revisit the project in question. Your solution resolved my issue admirably. Thanks for the time you taken to respond to this query.
Regards
Michael Bond