Tuplets popover

You can input tuplets with the keyboard by using the tuplets popover in Write mode. It can only be opened during step input.

You can open the tuplets popover when note input is activate in Write mode in any of the following ways:

  • Press ;.

    Tuplets are often described in ratios, such as 3:2, so the tuplets popover uses the semicolon key to be memorable.

  • Choose Write > Create Tuplet.

  • Click Tuplets in the Notes toolbox.

The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notes toolbox on the right of the window.

Figure: Tuplets popover with an example entry

Figure: Tuplets button in the Notes toolbox

When inputting tuplets with the keyboard, Dorico continues inputting notes as the specified tuplet until any of the following happens:

  • You press Shift-; to return to inputting normal notes.

  • You move the caret with the arrow keys.

  • You stop note input.

The table shows some examples of what to enter into the tuplets popover, and the tuplets that are input into the music as a result.

Type of tuplet

Popover entry

Triplet, three notes in the space of two.

3 or 3:2

Triplet, three notes in the space of four.

3:4

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of four.

5:4

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of two.

5:2

Septuplet, seven notes in the space of four.

7:4

Septuplet, seven notes in the space of two.

7:2

Duplet, two notes in the space of three. Often used in compound meters.

2:3

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of six. Often used in compound meters.

5:6
Note

The duration of each note in the tuplet, and the total duration of the tuplet, depends on the note value selected when you open the popover. The ratio specified relates to the selected note value.

This list is not comprehensive. It is intended to illustrate how you can structure your entry to input different tuplets.