Inputting guitar pre-bends/pre-dives

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
Language
English
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Webhelp
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You can input guitar pre-bends on any existing notes belonging to fretted instruments. You can also specify that pre-bends should be played using the vibrato bar, a technique that is known as a “pre-dive”.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the notes before which you want to input guitar pre-bends/pre-dives. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Pre-bend interval in the Guitar Pre-bends group.
  3. Change the interval as required.
  4. Optional: To turn the guitar pre-bends into guitar pre-dives, activate Vibrato bar pre-bend and the corresponding checkbox in the Guitar Pre-bends group.

Result

Guitar pre-bends of the specified interval are input before the selected notes. They are shown as guitar pre-dives when Vibrato bar pre-bend and the corresponding checkbox are both activated.