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.
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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Press Shift-N.
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In the Notes toolbox, click Start Note Input
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Double-click the staff.
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Press ;.
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In the Notes toolbox, click and hold Tuplets
, then click x:y
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When inputting tuplets with the keyboard, Dorico Pro automatically continues inputting notes as the specified tuplet.
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Optional: To continue inputting tuplets of the same ratio at later rhythmic positions, advance the caret by the currently selected note duration in any of the following ways:
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Press Space.
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In the Keyboard, Fretboard, or Drum Pads panel toolbar, click Advance Caret
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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.
You can also input tuplets by clicking and holding Tuplets
in the Notes toolbox, then clicking the tuplet you want.