You can input all types of tuplets using the tuplets popover. Tuplets can contain notes of any duration, such as a quarter note at the start of an eighth note triplet.
Note
These steps describe inputting notes with the default preference of duration before pitch. However, you can also specify the pitch before duration instead.
When inputting tuplets using pitch before duration, Dorico Pro determines the base value of the tuplet on either the first note you input after specifying the tuplet or the note value included in your tuplet ratio.
Procedure
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In Write mode, select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input tuplets.
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Start note input in any of the following ways:
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Optional: If you want to input tuplets onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to those staves.
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Open the tuplets popover in any of the following ways:
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Enter the tuplet you want into the popover as a ratio followed by the beat unit.
For example, enter 3:2e to input eighth note triplets or 5:4x to input sixteenth note quintuplets.
Note
If you do not specify the beat unit, the tuplet is based on the note value currently selected in the Notes panel.
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Press Return to close the popover.
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Optional: Change the selected note duration.
For example, you can input a tuplet based on eighth notes but input a quarter note within that tuplet.
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Enter or play in the pitches you want.
When inputting tuplets with the keyboard, Dorico Pro automatically continues inputting notes as the specified tuplet.
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Optional: Advance the caret to continue inputting tuplets of the same ratio at later rhythmic positions in any of the following ways:
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Stop tuplet input in one of the following ways:
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To return to inputting normal notes, press : or move the caret with the arrow keys.
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To stop note input completely, press Esc.
Result
The pitches you enter or play in are input as tuplets, starting from the caret position.
If you want to input a different type of tuplet immediately after inputting tuplets, you must stop the first type of tuplet before inputting the second type. If you do not stop the first type, the second type is input as a nested tuplet.
Tip
You can also input tuplets by clicking and holding Tuplets
in the Notes toolbox, then clicking the tuplet you want.