In this section, you learn how to input notes. You can start inputting notes without
having to first add a time signature or key signature.
Procedure
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Select the rest that was automatically inserted next to the clef when you added
a solo player.
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Start note input in any of the following ways:
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Select the staff where you want to input notes and press Shift-N or Return.
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Select the staff where you want to input notes and choose .
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Double-click the staff where you want to input notes.
The caret is displayed.
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In the Notes panel, click a duration.
Note
By default, Dorico selects a quarter note (crotchet) for you.
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Start playing notes on the MIDI keyboard, or press A, B, C, D, E, F, G on the computer keyboard to input the corresponding pitches.
If you want higher or lower pitch for the note that Dorico inputs for you, you can force a different register.
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To input a note above the previously input note, press Shift-Alt as well as the letter for the note.
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To input a note below the previously input note, press Ctrl (macOS) or Ctrl-Alt (Windows) as well as the letter for the note.
Note
You must press Ctrl on Mac, not Cmd.
Result
The pitches you enter or play in are input as notes.
Example