MAKING NOTES
Dorico 3.5.10 update released, with improved figured bass, expression maps, and more
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 3.5.10, a minor update that polishes many of the exciting new features introduced in May in Dorico 3.5, and fixes more than 140 bugs, bringing improvements to functionality and stability across the whole...
Introducing Dorico 3.5: pitch before duration input, figured bass, line editors, and much more
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 3.5, a brand new version of our professional music notation software packed with new features. Dorico 3.5 brings major workflow improvements, new and improved notations, enhanced tools for playback, and...
Dorico 3.1.10 update now available, including more than 50 fixes
We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 3.1.10, a maintenance release free to all existing Dorico Pro 3, Dorico Elements 3 and Dorico SE customers. This is a modest update focused on fixing bugs, with little to speak of in the way of brand new...
SHOWCASE
Dorico Showcase: Composing music for video games
Lea Edwards is a music composer and sound designer at Kwalee, a leading publisher and developer of hyper-casual mobile games, thanks to hit titles that include Draw It, Shootout 3D, Off the Rails 3D, Rocket Sky! and Go Fish! Lea recently discussed with us his role as...
Darren Jones on his new book ‘Getting Started with Dorico 3.5′
Darren Jones is a producer, engineer, guitar and bass player who recently published ‘Getting Started with Dorico 3.5’ – a step-by-step guide to learning Dorico. I spoke to him about his new book, his decision to write a guide about the software as well as the...
Dorico Showcase: Hip-hop artist Dessa sounds the bells with Minnesota Orchestra collaboration
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. On 8 November 2019, a unique new album that...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Omit players from flows they do not play in
In Dorico, it is easy to control which players appear in which flows. In Setup mode select a flow, then uncheck any...
Tip: Split a flow to create two distinct pieces of music
Split your music at any point and create a new flow by choosing Write > Split Flow. Use the Project Info dialog from the File menu...
Tip: Reorder flows to fit the structure of your project
Reorder flows by dragging them to a new position in the Flows panel, found in Setup mode. Alternatively, open the Project Info dialog...
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
Iconica Sections & Players Templates
Iconica is a sample library by Steinberg and Orchestral Tools recorded in the legendary Funkhaus Berlin. Iconica Sections & Players provides single instruments and instrumental sections across the orchestra and we have now created a Dorico project template and...
VSL SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions Playback Templates
The Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions library comprises of 7 volumes of instruments (and two additional 'PLUS' volumes) from an Essential Orchestra up to a large-scale orchestra, which can even include historic instruments such as...
Tip: Add musical examples to footnotes
Create a new flow, and input your musical example. In the Master Page Editor, set the Flow Filter to display only the main music...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2