Table of Contents
Setup mode
Setup mode allows you to set up the fundamental elements of the project: instruments and the players that hold them, flows, layouts, and videos. You can also determine how they interact with each other; for example, by changing the players assigned to layouts.
Instruments
In Dorico Elements, an instrument is an individual musical instrument, such as a piano, a flute, or a violin. Human voices, such as soprano or tenor, are also considered instruments.
Capos
Capos are devices that performers clamp onto the necks of fretted instruments to depress strings at a single fret position. This raises the sounding pitch of open strings affected by the capo, allowing performers to use the same fingerings and chord shapes but produce higher pitches.
Adding capos to fretted instruments
You can add capos to individual fretted instruments. This affects the pitches shown on tablature for the corresponding instruments, as Dorico Elements treats capos as fret 0. For example, if each flow in a project for guitar requires a capo at a different fret, you might add multiple players, each holding a guitar instrument with the required capo.
Removing capos from fretted instruments
You can remove capos from individual fretted instruments. This affects the pitches shown on tablature for the corresponding instruments.

Removing capos from fretted instruments

You can remove capos from individual fretted instruments. This affects the pitches shown on tablature for the corresponding instruments.

Procedure

In Setup mode, in the Players panel, expand the card of the player holding the fretted instrument whose capo you want to remove.
In the instrument label, click the instrument menu and choose Edit Strings and Tuning to open the Edit Strings and Tuning dialog.
In the Capo section, click Capo to open the Capo Definition dialog.
Choose None for Capo.
Click OK to save your changes and close the Capo Definition dialog.
Click OK to save your changes and close the Edit Strings and Tuning dialog.