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: Flip the Stem shines a spotlight on marginalised composers
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. Although live music has been decimated by the...
Supporting Choral Music: Exciting New Partnership with National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
Earlier this year we partnered with National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, an organization responsible for running choirs of the highest standards, providing outreach to children in primary and secondary education in the UK, and also supporting young composers...
Dorico Showcase: Inside Netflix’s “The Prom” with orchestrator Erik Arvinder
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. If you’re looking for a big, bold, colourful...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Set condensed music to display using two voices
Dorico will condense aligned music from different staves, aiming to write it as notes on just one stem where possible....
Tip: Choose above which staves system objects are shown
By default, system objects (such as tempo marks) display above the top staff. It can be useful also to see the text at other...
Tip: Start a new project from scratch using only the keyboard
Type Ctrl/Cmd+N to start a new project. Add a new solo player by typing Shift+P. Type to filter the results and press...
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
Supporting Choral Music: Exciting New Partnership with National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
Earlier this year we partnered with National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, an organization responsible for running choirs of the highest standards, providing outreach to children in primary and secondary education in the UK, and also supporting young composers...
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...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2