Tying a specific rhythm slash to unstemmed slash

[ecbyers]

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I’m a Finale refugee struggling with many elements of Dorico that seemed much easier with Finale speedy Entry. I want to tie an8th-note anticipation slash to an unstemmed slash. This is a common device in jazz and pop charts, so it should be easy. I tried to create the same visual effect with the phrasing tool, but I couldn’t get it to work. Does anyone know how to do this?

[jesele]

Would an LV tie work?

Jesper

[ecbyers]

Thank you for the response. When I switched to rhythmic slash notation, I couldn’t get this to work. You are tying from a note head. Did you see my example?

[jesele]

Ah, OK, but you can use a slash notehead on a regular note.

Jesper

I made the LV tie longer in Engrave mode.

[ecbyers]

OK, that should work, Thank you. For the creators of Dorico, do you see how unintuitive this is?

[jesele]

Or with a regular tie.

Jesper

[John_Lilja]

There’s another workaround, but it’s clunky. Would be nice if there was an easier way to do this.

• In Write mode, create a Slash region for the first three beats of the first bar and the last three beats of the second bar.
  
  
• Using slash voice (Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+v) enter a dotted quarter note on the upbeat to the second bar.
  
  
• Switch to Engrave mode. Click on the quarter note on the first beat of the second bar and Hide Stem in Properties.
  
  

[YourMusic.Pro]

What has always bothered me with this is the 8th note rest…
That’s why I now put these anticipations above the staff in a rhythmic cue!

[FredGUnn]

I have to do this a lot. It just dawned on me that this might be able to be automated with a Stream Deck button … and it can!

The way I have it set up, I have to start in Write Mode with the cursor on the & of 4, and the Slash Voice active. It really could work for any anticipation, but I do this most often in 4/4 so went ahead and programmed the SD to fill out the rest of the next bar with slashes. If I’m in another meter it’s simple enough to adjust the slash region that follows. My macro resets the grid to eighth at the end as that’s how I most often work.

Here’s a gif:

Here’s the SD macro:

[ecbyers]

Thank you, John. This is the desired outcome, though I wish it were easier and more intuitive. I appreciate your time and expertise.

[ecbyers]

Thank you, Fred. I’ve never used the Stream Deck, but I will look into this.