Dynamics panel

The Dynamics panel contains the different dynamics available in Dorico Pro, including gradual dynamics and dynamic modifiers, such as poco and possibile.

  • You can hide/show the Dynamics panel by clicking Dynamics in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window in Write mode.

    You can also hide/show the panel whose icon is currently selected in the Notations toolbox by pressing Ctrl/Cmd-9 or clicking the disclosure arrow on the right of the window.

The Dynamics panel contains the following sections:

Immediate Dynamics

Contains dynamics such as and , and modifiers, such as subito and possibile. Available modifiers are shown at the top of the section in boxes.

You can only input modifiers alongside a dynamic.

Gradual Dynamics

Contains dynamics such as and , and modifiers, such as poco and niente. Available modifiers are shown at the top of the section in boxes.

You can only input modifiers alongside a dynamic.

Force/Intensity of Attack

Contains dynamics such as and .

Combined Dynamics

Allows you to create your own combinations of dynamics, such as . The controls allow you to increase and decrease the dynamic on each side, and to swap their order.

Figure 1. Combined Dynamics section of the Dynamics panel