Hi smart people!
I’m really struggling with the tempo editor. I understand (I think) the concept of the line in the editor “graphing” the tempo marking as it varies over the course of the flow, but I’m absolutely stymied when I try to interpret (never mind edit) the tempo changes inserted by, e.g., a fermata followed by a caesura:
What is Dorico trying to tell me here with the two different “versions” of the tempo on beat 3 of measure 22? Which one is used for playback? Are they individually editable?
And more to the point in this particular example, (how) is it possible to ask Dorico to pause longer for the caesura without whonking up the fermata?
Thanks in advance for your patient suggestions!
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Hi @davidmglasgow, don’t know what the double tempo represents. A way to obtain what you want (and don’t have the double confusing tempo control points) would be to suppress playback of the breath mark, and use only the gap of the fermata. Here an extreme example with a 300% value on fermata gap (with duplicate window to show the key editor on the left, and the fermata gap property on the right):
EDIT:
I upload a Dorico file example:
test fermata and caesura gaps.dorico (426.6 KB)
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I’d try to avoid the multiple tempo points all at the same place. Make sure the rallentando doesn’t overlap with the fermata.
The Fermata creates a “gap” after itself by default, so for playback purposes, the fermata’s gap and the caesura are doing the same thing.
For any easy life, I’d suppress the playback of the caesura.
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Brilliant, @Christian_R ! Thanks so much—I’m still not used to drilling down into the properties of individual markings, but should have known there was a solution there. 
Knowing that the fermata “gap” is adjustable solves everything. Appreciate the quick response, and the time you put into creating the video “proof”!
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You are welcome, @davidmglasgow!
