Tuplets popover - Dorico Elements - 6.1

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The tuplets popover allows you to input tuplets of any ratio and based on any note duration.

You can open the tuplets popover in Write mode during note input or when notes are selected in any of the following ways:

  • Press ;.

    As tuplets are often described in ratios, such as 3:2, the tuplets popover uses the semicolon key to be memorable.

  • In the Notes toolbox, click and hold Tuplets , then click x:y .

  • Choose Writeand thenCreate Tuplet.

Tuplets popover with elements labelled

The tuplets popover comprises the following:

  1. Popover handle

    Allows you to move the popover vertically by clicking and dragging.

  2. Popover icon

    Identifies the tuplets popover. Matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.

  3. Popover entry field

    Allows you to enter tuplets.

When inputting notes as tuplets with the keyboard, Dorico Elements continues to input notes as the specified tuplet until any of the following happens:

  • You press : to return to inputting normal notes.

  • You move the caret with the arrow keys.

  • You stop note input.

Tuplets are described as ratios, using the popover structure [desired number of notes]:[number of notes whose space the tuplet should occupy]. Tuplets use the currently selected note duration, unless you specify the beat unit in your popover entry.

Note

When using a number to specify the beat unit, you must separate the tuplet ratio from the beat unit using a space or hyphen.

Type of tuplet

Popover entry

Triplet, three notes in the space of two

3, 3:2, 3/2, or 3 2

Triplet, three notes in the space of four

3:4, 3/4, or 3 4

Quadruplet, four notes in the space of three

4:3, 4/3, or 4 3

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of two

5:2, 5/2, or 5 2

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of four

5:4, 5/4, or 5 4

Sextuplet, six notes in the space of four

6:4, 6/4, or 6 4

Septuplet, seven notes in the space of four

7:4, 7/4, or 7 4

Nonuplet, nine notes in the space of eight

9:8, 9/8, or 9 8

Duplet, two notes in the space of three

2:3, 2/3, or 2 3

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of six

5:6, 5/6, or 5 6

Quintuplet, five dotted quarter notes in the space of four

5:4q., 5/4q., 5 4q., 5:4-6., or 5:4 6.
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