Changing the appearance of gradual dynamics

You can change the appearance of individual gradual dynamics, for example, to change a crescendo hairpin to a messa di voce pair of hairpins with two directions or to show a particularly long crescendo using “cresc.” text rather than a hairpin.

Procedure

  1. Select the gradual dynamics whose appearance you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Gradual style in the Dynamics group.
  3. Select one of the following options from the menu:

    • Hairpin

    • cresc./dim.

    • cresc...

    • cre - scen - do

  4. Optional: Customize the appearance of the selected gradual dynamics in one of the following ways, depending on their Gradual style:

    • If you selected Hairpin, activate Hairpin line style and choose one of the available options.

    • If you selected cresc./dim., cresc..., or cre - scen - do, activate Diminuendo style and select one of the available options from the menu.

    • If you selected cresc..., activate Continuation line style and choose one of the available options.

  5. Optional: For hairpin gradual dynamics, choose one of the following options for Type

    • Cresc. or dim.

    • Messa di voce

Result

The appearance of the selected gradual dynamics is changed in the current layout.

Note

  • Changing the appearance of individual gradual dynamics only affects their appearance in the current layout, but you can copy property settings to other layouts.

  • You can change the default appearance of all gradual dynamics project-wide on the Dynamics page in Engrave > Engraving Options.

Example

Figure 1. Hairpin
Figure 2. cresc./dim.
Figure 3. cresc….
Figure 4. cre-scen-do