Triplet across bar-line - can't find a tidy solution

[Patrick22]

Hi

I have placed a semiquaver rest at the beginning of the third bar. I want to continue from that point using quaver triplets for several bars.(I’m transcribing a piece.)

It’s easy to play the passage but the notation I get between bar 3 and 4 looks a bit of a nightmare Can any of the Dorico experts give me an elegant solution.

Many , many thanks

Patrick

PS- What’s the Dorico way of acknowledging help please.

[Janus]

Just guessing here, but you might want to experiment with these properties…

[Patrick22]

Interesting…thanks I’ll take a look!

[Christian_R]

@Patrick22

.(I’m transcribing a piece.)

It’s easy to play the passage but the notation I get between bar 3 and 4 looks a bit of a nightmare

@Patrick22
Can you provide a screenshot of the original, including the time signature, please.

[jesele]

You’ll get something like this.

Jesper

Damn British note values.

[Patrick22]

Hi Everyone

Just to clarify ..I’m transcribing from an improvisation so there is no score. The time signature is 4/4.

I tried adding another triplet at the end of the third bar and the attached screenshot is what I get..similar to what Jessie predicted. It’s easy to play the triplets over the LH but getting the notation to do this is not.

I haven’t had a chance to play with the menu setting that Janus forwarded, but will have time tomorrow.

Any other options, gratefully received…

Thank you for the support.

Best wishes

Patrick

[jesele]

You can also manually beam over the barline with the two options @Janus provided.

Jesper

[charles_piano]

You can also get this:

Or this (more tricky but doable):

[jesele]

Or with the note spacing tool.

Jesper

[rkrentzman]

This version is misleading since the final note of the triplet at the end of the bar occurs before the downbeat.

[jesele]

Yes, you’re right, but it looks cool.

Jesper

[jesele]

This doesn’t work either.

Jesper

[jesele]

I think @charles_piano’s second one is the best.

Jesper

[charles_piano]

Or this but I’m not sure

[jesele]

Also good.

Jesper

[jesele]

Something about it here.

Jesper

Create tuplets over a barline in Sibelius - Scoring Notes

[Patrick22]

Thank you so much everyone for spending time on this and for providing all the different options. I reckon I’ll go with Charles’ second example, splitting the semi-quavers over the bar-lime.

It looks pretty straightforward to do, although if it does involve accessing various sub-menus I’d be grateful for any tips.

Thank you again!

I’ll be on it tomorrow,

Best wishes

Patrick

[jesele]

I think the easiest way is to create it on a downbeat with force duration on the 16s, then copy/paste it to the other places.

Jesper

[charles_piano]

Good catch, I hadn’t thought of that — I did it using nested tuplets!

[jesele]

Or create the whole bar on the beats, the alt/opt+right arrow with the grid set to 16s.

Jesper