Tuplets in compound time signatures

Dorico
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Hi, I am a newbie here so please forgive any faux pas I might make. I’ve searched and searched and I cannot find how to input 8 32nd notes into 3 8ths in a bar of 9/8. I see there is a thing called “use contracting ratios” which gets a mention a few times but nowhere can I find where that setting is or even if it is the right thing for me. It looks from what I have found as if this might not currently be possible in Dorico Pro as I suspect I would need a ratio of 8:1.5 or something like that. Sadly my GCSE maths is failing me and I do not understand the ratio concept in this case either. So in a nutshell, 8 32nds in 3 8ths in 9/8: can it be done, if so pleeeeeease tell me how!

Thanks in advance and desperation because my current orchestration has LOADS of these odd fast runs!

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Welcome to the forum, Skihorn. Are you looking for an 8:12 ratio? You would normally write 12 32nd notes in the space of 3 8th notes, so unless I’m missing something, all you have to do is choose the 32nd note from the notes panel, then type ; and in the tuplet popover type 8:12 and hit Return.

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Hi Daniel, thanks for your reply. For some reason I didn’t get notification of it so missed it completely. I took a break from that project but am now back on it and YES!! 8:12 in 9/8 gives me the desired effect. I had not grasped how the ratio principal worked, I now do. Thanks, belatedly, for your help.

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Welcome back, and I’m glad it helped. Do let us know if you need any further help.