No fast way to audition an instruments in Write Mode (Feature Request)

Dorico
1

Is there a better way to audition instruments when I am in a “write mode”?

As of now, I have to double click on an instrument to enter the “write mode” and then press enter again to get out of it and only then I am able to audition the instuemnts.
(I get out of the note entry mode because I do not want dorico to start writing notes while I am auditioning the instrument :smirk:)

wouldn’t it be better to have a drop-down menu so I can quickly switch between available instruments and be able to audition them?

Thanks

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2

Selecting a note or item belonging to that staff should be sufficient, although implicit rests or automatic bar rests probably don’t count.

3

I click somewhere in a bar (which selects everything in that bar), then P to play just that instrument. If I want more instruments, use ctrl-click instead.

4

I just tried it, and even implicit rests work.
Just select something and play, no caret needed.

5

Thanks
I had my implicit rests to be hidden in my score.
That is why makes it harder for me.
I still think having a drop down menu to choose what instrument is being trigged makes life easier. Specially if you are writing for huge orchestra rather than constantly click click and auditioning instruments.

6

Then your drop down list would also be huge!

7

True, but there can be a search button on the top if I need violin 1 I can simply type it and audition it while I am all the way up of the score writing for the flute…