By default, natural harmonics appear as normal noteheads with a circle shown above, which indicates the desired sounding pitch. You can change the appearance of natural harmonics individually; for example, to show them as a white diamond notehead to indicate the touched pitch.
These steps only apply to harmonics with the Natural type.
Prerequisite
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The lower zone is shown.
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Properties
is selected in the lower zone toolbar. -
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing
is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
Procedure
- Select the natural harmonics whose appearance you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
- In the Properties panel, activate Style in the Harmonics group.
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Select one of the following options from the menu:
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Circle above
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Diamond notehead
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White diamond notehead
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Result
The appearance of the selected natural harmonics is changed, including on fretted instrument notation staves. The touched pitch shown on tablature is not changed automatically.
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Changing the appearance of natural harmonics does not automatically change their notated pitch. For example, if you want to change a sounding pitch Circle above harmonic to a touched pitch White diamond notehead harmonic, you must also change the pitch of the note.
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Dorico Pro automatically assigns natural harmonics with the White diamond notehead style to the lowest possible string for that harmonic. You can specify different strings if necessary.
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You can change the staff-relative placement of harmonic circle symbols by activating Placement in the Harmonics group of the Properties panel and choosing the option you want.