…we have, then, in four steps, this selection:įrom which we can delete all but the bottom notes (and their associated dynamics). (d) Edit > Filter > Bottom Notes or Single Notes And, with just a couple of additional filtering steps: Note that the dynamics have been deselected for us with this operation. Here is a sequence of filtering steps that provides what we need: If you were to delete the selected notes, you would lose the dynamics, too. Then, choosing Edit > Filter > Notes in Chords > Bottom Note or Single Notes.īut, that’s not quite it, is it? The dynamics are still selected. First, by choosing Edit > Filter > Deselect Only. When you select the preset Edit > Filter > Notes in Chords > Bottom Note or Single Notes, Dorico automatically does just that.īut what if you wanted to do this in reverse? That is, say you’ve already copied the contents to another instrument and you want to *deselect* the bottom notes and single notes so you could delete all the other notes, for instance? Say you want to select just the bottom notes, along with the single notes in these two measures: Of course, you could resort to using a third party macro program like AutoHotKey on Windows or Keyboard Maestro on Mac, but Dorico’s Scripts feature, though still in a nascent state as of v2.2, can provide just what we need for creating more esoteric edit filter selections which are not already a preset. A Macro script can perform these cumulative filtering choices very fast, as well as allowing for very detailed filtering operations. What is different about Dorico is its ability to perform its Edit filter operations cumulatively, rather than each successive filter operation replacing the last. (A subset of filtering operations is also available when in Engrave Mode).īut why should I need to run a script just to make filter selections? Finale and Sibelius both have the ability to filter for a variety of different objects for copy and paste, or for deletion operations. These are available when in Write Mode by choosing Edit > Filter >. You will be hearing more about Lua as it relates to music notation programs on this blog in the coming months.ĭorico’s Edit filters are a great way to illustrate how Lua scripting can make your life in Dorico even more efficient.ĭorico’s ability to filter for specific types of objects is extensive. Dorico uses the Lua programming language for its Scripts feature.
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