I’m noticing a lot of slurs like these in my conductor’s score whose shape seems a little lopsided to the right and their left shoulders seem too close to the ties:
Does anyone have any recommendations to change these contours in Engraving Options? All my settings for slurs and ties are factory defaults with Dorico Pro 5.1.
I suppose the eye expects the slur arc to match better with the tie, but IMO this is too fine a point to worry about. It is clear that the tie and the slur are separate things, and that’s the important thing.
In a case like this, I think I might be tempted to have the slur join at the first note of the tie chain, even if it’s an exception (see Properties Panel).