Tuplets popover

The table contains examples of what you can enter into the tuplets popover to input different types of tuplets. The tuplets popover can only be opened during note input.

You can open the tuplets popover during note input in Write mode in any of the following ways:

  • Press ;.

    As tuplets are often described in ratios, such as 3:2, the tuplets popover uses the semicolon key to be memorable.

  • Choose Write > Create Tuplet.

The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notes toolbox on the right of the window.

Figure 1. Tuplets popover with an example entry
Figure 2. Tuplets button in the Notes toolbox
Note

Clicking Tuplets in the Notes toolbox only inputs a single triplet. It does not open the tuplets popover.

When inputting tuplets with the keyboard, Dorico Pro continues inputting notes as the specified tuplet until any of the following happens:

  • You press : to return to inputting normal notes.

  • You move the caret with the arrow keys.

  • You stop note input.

Type of tuplet

Popover entry

Triplet, three notes in the space of two.

3 or 3:2

Triplet, three notes in the space of four.

3:4

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of four.

5:4

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of two.

5:2

Septuplet, seven notes in the space of four.

7:4

Septuplet, seven notes in the space of two.

7:2

Duplet, two notes in the space of three. Often used in compound meters.

2:3

Quintuplet, five notes in the space of six. Often used in compound meters.

5:6

64th note beat unit in tuplet

z or 2

32nd note beat unit in tuplet

y or 3

16th note beat unit in tuplet

x or 4

Eighth note beat unit in tuplet

e or 5

Quarter note beat unit in tuplet

q or 6

Half note beat unit in tuplet

h or 7

Whole note beat unit in tuplet

w or 8

Double whole note beat unit in tuplet

2w or 9

Dotted eighth note beat unit in tuplet

e. or 5.

Dotted quarter note beat unit in tuplet

q. or 6.

Quintuplet, five dotted quarter notes in the space of four.

Note

You must separate the tuplet ratio from the beat unit using a space or hyphen when using a number to specify the beat unit.

5:4q. or 5:4-6.

Note

Unless you specify a beat unit in your entry, the total duration of the tuplet depends on the note value selected when you open the popover. For example, if a quarter note is selected when you input a triplet, the triplet input is three quarter notes in the space of two.

This list is not comprehensive. It is intended to illustrate how you can structure your entry to input different tuplets.