Edit 08.06.23 version 2:
- A single stave breath mark was added, which works only on a single stave (as the name implies), but is much faster
- The fermatas are also faster now and also work on rests now
- The caesuras now don’t erroneously set the voice end property
- The multiple staves breath mark was removed, because it doesn’t work reliable in certain situations. For now just add a single stave breath mark for every stave seperately
Hello,
thanks to the team for revamping the way script commands are handled! Now in Dorico 5 it’s finally possible to have basic playback of Holds and Pauses via scripts (it took me some days 
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So in case some of you are interested in this, here are the scripts (only work in Dorico 5):
Basic_Holds_and_Pauses_Playback_v2-08-06-23.zip (6.8 KB)
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Usage Breath marks: Select the notes before the breath mark and run the script. It also works on non-adjacent staves, but the notes have to end simultaneously (they don’t have to start simultaneously).
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Usage Caesura: Select the notes in all (!) staves before the caesura and run the script. Here also the notes have to end simultaneously (they don’t have to start simultaneously).
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Usage Fermata: Select one note at any stave, where the fermata should apply to, and run the script. It won’t work on 1/16-notes or shorter.
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Usage End of Flow: Select the notes in all staves before the final note and run the script.
The scripts are meant for chorales in normal tempo, so it’s easy to find edge cases where they don’t work as expected. Nonetheless some of you might find them helpful.
If you want to see and hear these in action, I’ve packed all categories in this bach chorale (not always musically adequate, but for showing the effect they make) :
Dein_Glanz_all_Finsternis_verzehrt.dorico (1.0 MB)
For Deleting, it’s honestly the most simple thing to undo them if possible, because you can revert any script in Dorico 5 with one undo command. If thats not possible, select all notes around the marking (before and after!), uncheck the checkboxes “Playback start offset”/“Playback end offset” in the category “Notes and Rests” and delete all the tempo signposts.
Quick tip: If you want the same category but a different duration, so e.g. you have a short caesura in the score but want to try out a medium caesura, you can just select the exact same notes again and run the script for the medium caesura - that will overwrite the values of the short caesura. This doesn’t work when the category differs, so e.g. if you have a caesura in the score but want a breath mark: You have to delete the caesura first.
Best regards
Stephan