MAKING NOTES
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...
Dorico 3.1 released: condensing changes, dynamics lane, lines, and more
We are delighted to announce, on this day of days, three big bits of news: we are introducing a free version of Dorico, called Dorico SE, which you can download right now; we are holding a special January Sale event for one week only, allowing you to save 30% on a...
Dorico development update for December 2019
As 2019 draws to its close, a final brief development diary update to round out the year. Back in October, when Dorico 3.0.10 was released, I promised a further free update to arrive before the end of the year. At the risk of spoiling your holiday season, we have...
SHOWCASE
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...
Dorico Showcase: Dorico plays its part in Seis Manos, the new animated series by Netflix
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.
Dorico Prelude: Behind the scenes
Along with today's introduction of Dorico 3, we're delighted to introduce a new piece of music by composer Segun Akinola, called Dorico Prelude, that we will be using as Dorico's audio brand from now on. In this post I will share a little bit about the piece and about...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Force the duration of notes
Dorico uses musical rules to determine how durations are notated. These depend on things like meter and context, and can be...
Tip: Create a vocal score layout with piano reduction
Sometimes you may have a project for choir and orchestra, and need to produce a vocal score that contains a piano reduction....
Marching percussion template for Tapspace Virtual Drumline
The current default marching instruments in Dorico for e.g. marching tenor drums or bass drums are not automatically mapped for use with Tapspace's Virtual Drumline (VDL) and also do not contain as many notehead types (percussion techniques) as you might need. I've...
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
Know a creative young composer looking to expand their horizons?
We at Steinberg are proud to support the work of Sound and Music and the Purcell School. Sound and Music is the UK's national charity for music, and works to promote new music and new composers around the whole country. The Purcell School is Britain's oldest...
Marching percussion template for Tapspace Virtual Drumline
The current default marching instruments in Dorico for e.g. marching tenor drums or bass drums are not automatically mapped for use with Tapspace's Virtual Drumline (VDL) and also do not contain as many notehead types (percussion techniques) as you might need. I've...
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...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2