Minim automatically splitted into tied Crotchet

[Luca_Toldo]

Dear all, I am on Dorico Elements Version 5.1.81.2225.
Can someone please help me understand what I am doing wrong … namely why although I have entered a half note, it is shown splitted into quarters.

I have checked in the Notation options and there I made sure that it is everywhere “Notate as single note”, therefore I guess that the experience I am having is perhaps due to the unusual 2/2 ,1.5
How can I fix this ? Perhaps by deleting the notes, selecting force duration and then re-entering the Minim ? Looking forward your advice.

[jesele]

@Luca_Toldo

therefore I guess that the experience I am having is perhaps due to the unusual 2/2 ,1.5

I think you are right.

Jesper

[benwiggy]

@Luca_Toldo

Perhaps by deleting the notes, selecting force duration and then re-entering the Minim

At the most, select the notes, press O for Force Duration, then 6, then 7.

[jesele]

You could try this. Use common time note grouping.

Jesper

[Luca_Toldo]

Thanks but I am on Elements 5.1 and I guess that feature is available only in PRO.

[Luca_Toldo]

thankyou this made it !

[jesele]

Ah, yes, I saw that now. Force duration, then I guess.

Jesper

[Derrek]

It would help to see more context of the measure shown. We do not know what the preceding measures would show us, particularly their time signature(s).

[Luca_Toldo]

Thankyou Derrek, the previous measure was in 3/2.

[Janus]

The cause of it is your time signature. For some reason you have created a 2/2,1.5 pickup.

I think this causes Dorico to think that the ‘half bar’ occurs between the first two beats.

[Luca_Toldo]

Church metrics and layouts are somehow different …

[Derrek]

I expect you are correct, since most pickups imply the final notes of a measure.