Writing a swing modifier.

Dorico
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Hello, everybody!

Please excuse my “noob” question. I feel like I’ve tried to figure this out on my own for long enough now.
(Also, please excuse my English. It’s a second language.)


I got Dorico 2 just a couple of days ago, and it’s looking good so far, but for some reason I can’t, for the life of me, figure out how to indicate swing eighths in Dorico 2.

I just want the simple “two eighths equals 3:2 eights tuplets”.
Everything I’ve found on Dorico and swing (and it’s a LOT) is about Dorico’s ability to playback swing. I’ll provide a picture for good measure.


I hope someone will answer my very basic question.
Best regards from Jim-Roger Knutsen
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I’m afraid at the moment there is no automatic way to do this, though it is planned for the future.

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Jim, in the meantime, you can enter metric modulations manually. https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=246&t=134237&hilit=metric+modulation

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Oh, ok.
I’ll admit I’m surprised, but I’m sure it’ll be fixed soon as swing is so commonly used.

Thank you, Dan.
I didn’t understand how to get notes in the system text (alt+shift+x), though. Is there a way to do that or do I have to write it with words?

Best regards!

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You need to use Bravura for the font, and you can copy and paste in the glyphs.

Here’s another thread on the topic, which includes a link to the glyphs: 'crotchet equals crotchet' - Dorico - Steinberg Forums