Microtones not Working in Dorico 5 pro

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Hi, Ive been trying to get microtones to work, however they aren’t . I open a new project, put the instruments in, select “shift + k” and type “open”, then I go and select the tuning system and select an accidental and try and place a note and nothing happens and it switches back to 12 tone. Is there anything I do wrong? Is there a bug? Ive gotten it to work before, but not since then.

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Check this:

Especially where it says this:

  1. In the music area, select an item at the position from which you want to change the tonality system.
  2. Without deselecting the item, select the tonality system you want from the menu in the Tonality System section of the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.
  3. Input a new key signature (it can be “open”).
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I’m having exactly the same problem. Key signature is atonal and following exactly the same instructions posted here. With a selected note, I choose a 24-EDO tonality system, then the accidental I want and nothing happens and it switches back to 12 tone. Am I doing something wrong?

It seems it is not working since the last upgrade.

Using Dorico 5.1 on macOS Sonoma 14.5

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If you want to start using microtonal accidentals at bar 11, do this:

  1. Delete the existing Atonal key signature at the start of the bar.
  2. Select the first note at the start of bar 11.
  3. Choose the desired 24-EDO tonality system from the menu in the right-hand panel.
  4. Without changing the selection or doing anything else, now type Shift+K to open the key signatures popover.
  5. Type atonal and hit Return.

Now the key signature you have created in step 5 will be associated with the 24-EDO tonality system you chose in step 3.

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Oh! I understand! My mistake, thank you so much!!!