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Notation reference
Tuplets
Tuplets indicate where a beat is divided into a different number of subdivisions than is usually expected according to the current meter. They can be used to fit more notes or fewer notes in a beat than usually exist in a beat, according to the usual pattern of subdivision.
Allowing/Disallowing tuplets to span barlines
You can allow tuplets to span barlines, for example, in Renaissance music, you might want tuplets to span tick barlines without affecting their notation. By default, Dorico for iPad automatically splits tuplets over barlines so that both the durations of bars and the divisions in tuplets are clear.

Allowing/Disallowing tuplets to span barlines

You can allow tuplets to span barlines, for example, in Renaissance music, you might want tuplets to span tick barlines without affecting their notation. By default, Dorico for iPad automatically splits tuplets over barlines so that both the durations of bars and the divisions in tuplets are clear.

Procedure

Select the tuplet brackets or tuplet numbers/ratios of the tuplets you want to allow/disallow to span barlines. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate Spans barline in the Tuplets group.

Result

The selected tuplets span barlines when Spans barline is activated, and are automatically split at barlines when it is deactivated.

Example


Figure 1. A 16th note sextuplet across a barline, notated as two triplets	Figure 2. The same sextuplet allowed to span the barline

After Completing This Task

You can beam notes in the selected tuplets together.