MAKING NOTES
Introducing Steinberg Licensing, and how it affects Dorico
As many of our customers know, we announced back in March of this year that we were working on a successor to the eLicenser license management system that has been used by all Steinberg software products, Dorico included, for decades. Today we have announced many...
Now we are five
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Dorico 1.0, which arrived on Wednesday 19 October 2016. For the development team and everybody at Steinberg who was involved in building and releasing Dorico, it had been quite a journey to get to that point: but for...
Dorico for iPad 1.2 released, with kinetic scrolling, better Bluetooth MIDI, and more
We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of a second update to Dorico for iPad, bringing it to version 1.2. Firstly, this update is compatible with the forthcoming iPadOS 15 update: if you've been running the iPadOS 15 Public Beta, you may have experienced...
SHOWCASE
Dorico Showcase: Preparing a 600 Pages Full Score for Merlin Ballet Performance
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. Northern Ballet is a UK based company best known...
Dorico Showcase: Composer Austin Jaquith on “Heldenleben 2020”
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. It might have seemed perverse even two years ago...
Dorico Showcase: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet,...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Quickly input a passage of dotted rhythms
To quickly input a passage of dotted rhythms, input the music using straight rhythms. This can be quicker than having to...
Tip: Easy instrument changes in Dorico
Add a second instrument to a solo player in Setup mode. In Write mode, switch to Galley view to see both instruments....
Tip: Wish yourself a happy birthday in Dorico for iPad
Start a new project using a template. Add a pick-up bar. Input your music, and add the lyrics. Share with your friends....
OPINION
Women composers and the Dorico Operation Manual
As of this moment in time, there are excerpts of music by sixteen different women composers spread throughout the Dorico 2 Operation Manual. There are a few by some ‘typical’ names from the canon too of course, like Debussy, Mozart, and Brahms, but I wanted to make a...
Classical Music in the Age of #MeToo
In recent years, the issue of sexual harassment has sent shockwaves reaching from the film industry to national governments – and the world of classical music has not been immune from revelations. Earlier this year, the Washington Post published the results of its...
The Art of Practice – How to Hone Your Skills as an Amateur Ensemble
Playing as part of an amateur ensemble can be a fantastically rewarding experience
NEWS
VST Instruments – available from Steinberg
Steinberg Cyber Weeks - Save up to 50% on VST instruments (and 30% on Dorico) from November 24 to December 13, 2021. See https://www.steinberg.net/promotion/ for more details. If you have purchased additional VST instruments from Steinberg and would like to use them...
Soundiron Olympus Choir Elements playback template for Dorico
The choir sounds in Dorico Elements 3.x and Pro 3.x (and later) are the Olympus Choir Micro from Soundiron. If you would like to upgrade or extend those sounds, one option is to purchase the Olympus Choir Elements, which adds extra vowel sounds (Ee, Eh, Ei, Ih, Mm,...
Introducing Steinberg Licensing, and how it affects Dorico
As many of our customers know, we announced back in March of this year that we were working on a successor to the eLicenser license management system that has been used by all Steinberg software products, Dorico included, for decades. Today we have announced many...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2