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Ties
A tie is a curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch. When notes are longer than the maximum duration of a bar in the prevailing time signature, they automatically appear in Dorico Elements as tie chains, that is, a sequence of adjacent notes joined with ties.
Hiding/Showing laissez vibrer ties
You can add laissez vibrer ties to any note, for example, to specify which notes must not be stopped after being played but instead left to ring.

Hiding/Showing laissez vibrer ties

You can add laissez vibrer ties to any note, for example, to specify which notes must not be stopped after being played but instead left to ring.

Procedure

Select the notes on which you want to add a laissez vibrer tie.
In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate Laissez vibrer tie in the Notes and Rests group.

Result

Laissez vibrer ties are added to the selected notes when the property is activated, and are removed when the property is deactivated. Laissez vibrer ties are positioned automatically.

Tip

You can assign a key command for Toggle Laissez Vibrer Tie on the Key Commands page in Preferences.

Example


Figure 1. Phrase without laissez vibrer ties	Figure 2. Phrase with laissez vibrer ties