I certainly do not wish to create a “New” Topic for a Topic that has clearly been discussed several times already.
The Topic is Independent Voice Playback.
I searched and located the closest existing Topic to the problem I am having.
The link to that page is below.
My post is the last one.
The last reply before mine was six months previously.
I have had no replies.
I am still trying to determine how to solve this apparently elementary issue.
(I suspect it is “Pilot Error”).
I apologize in advance if I am missing something primitive.
Feel free to delete this post if the one on the link below is sufficient.
Thank you for your assistance, and very best regards.
Hi David -
Thank you very much for the reply.
I am using a Mac.
Yes - I entered the dynamic with the following key sequence:
Shift + D for the Dynamic Popup
Entered Dynamic
Pressed Alt (with a non-Mac keyboard) and while holding it down, pressed Enter
(Alt + Enter).
After your reply I suspected it might be my non-Mac USB keyboard.
I removed it and installed my BlueTooth APPLE KEYBOARD ( I preferred the large USB keyboard because of the larger keys and fewer typos; it functioned perfectly with Dorico5).
I then tried your recommendation.
Inputted the dynamic with the Alt/Option key + Enter.
Same situation.
In recognition that the preponderance of users are Windows, and that it was possible the Mac key sequence might be different,
I tried all single key entries + Enter:
Fn + Enter
Control + Enter
Alt / Option + Enter
Command + Enter
as well as all two key variations, e.g. (Fn + Control) + Enter.
To no avail.
If this is still pilot error, I’m going to seek therapy.
You need to make sure that that the caret displays the correct voice before you press Shift+D. Voice-specific dynamics are only available during note input (i.e. with the caret active.)
Otherwise, Dorico will paste into Up-stem Voice 1 even though you’re pressing Alt/Opt+Return. (After all, how is it supposed to know which voice you want the dynamic attached to?)
Hi K_B
Indeed.
After all that I was still neglecting the caret.
I was selecting the note without it.
As I said to Daniel, my embarrassment borders on shame.
Thanks for taking a moment to help.
This seems to be an odd limitation. I guess the reason is that in note input, the current voice is unambiguous, whereas outside of note input I might have selected notes that belong to more than one voice.
(Also, I have taken the liberty of editing the title of this thread.)
