System objects
System objects are items that apply to all staves in the system, but are not necessary to show on every staff. For example, tempo marks and rehearsal marks are important for all players to see, but would cause an orchestral full score to appear very cluttered and hard to read if they were shown on every staff.
In Dorico, the following items are considered system objects:
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Rehearsal marks
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Tempo marks
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Repeat endings
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System text
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Time signatures shown above the staff
You can show system objects at multiple positions in each system by showing them above multiple instrument families. For example, if you want to show system objects at different positions in the system, you might show them above the woodwind, brass, percussion, and string families. In an orchestral full score, this would ensure system objects are spread out evenly across the page, meaning no staff is very far from these important markings.
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System objects are only shown above instrument families that are bracketed or braced together. You can change the bracket grouping on the Brackets and Braces page in .
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If the size of system object font styles is set to Staff-relative, the staff size of the top staff in each instrument family group affects the size of system objects if they are shown above that bracketed group. Font styles that are set to Absolute are unaffected by staff size.