MAKING NOTES
Dorico 4.1 released with dynamics editor, improved lyrics, custom colors, and more
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of the fourth significant update to Dorico 4 since its release in January of this year. Dorico 4.1 is available now as a free update for users of Dorico Pro 4, Dorico Elements 4 and Dorico SE 4, and brings with...
Dorico for iPad 2.2 opens projects directly from iCloud Drive, Dropbox and more
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico for iPad 2.2, the latest update to the top-rated music notation and composition app for iPad, which supports opening and saving projects to and from their original locations, making it much easier to work...
Dorico 4.0.30 update brings return of tempo editor
Update (24 March 2022): We have today issued a hotfix for Dorico 4.0.30. More details here. Following hot on the heels of the Dorico 4.0.20 update just three weeks ago, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 4.0.30, a third maintenance release...
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: Show player names instead of instrument names
Sometimes you may need to use different staff labels in your score than the default instrument names. For example, you...
Tip: Customise playback of dynamic markings
It is possible to edit the playback of dynamic markings. The Dynamic Editor is found in the lower zone, as part of the...
Tip: Numbered bar regions
Make a selection in an instrumental part and choose Write > Create Numbered Bar Region. You can drag the handles...
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
Dorico 4.1.10 maintenance update released
We are pleased to announce the release of Dorico 4.1.10, a minor maintenance update that addresses some 30 issues in the recent Dorico 4.1 release, and which includes a few modest improvements along with the fixes. There are a handful of important fixes in the update,...
Dorico for iPad 2.3 introduces one-off purchase Lifetime Unlock option
In addition to releasing Dorico 4.1 for macOS and Windows, we have today also released an update to Dorico for iPad, bringing it to version 2.3. This brings new enhancements and fixes, including the reinstated dynamics editor in the Key Editor, more flexibility in the...
Dorico 4.1 released with dynamics editor, improved lyrics, custom colors, and more
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of the fourth significant update to Dorico 4 since its release in January of this year. Dorico 4.1 is available now as a free update for users of Dorico Pro 4, Dorico Elements 4 and Dorico SE 4, and brings with...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2