MAKING NOTES
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...
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...
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: Instant Print Preview
A new feature in Dorico 3.5 lets you see an instant print preview of your music. Hide all non-printing items while you...
Tip: Re-use a Master Page Set in other projects
In Engrave mode, add a Master Page Set and give it a name. Make your new Master Page Set the Current set and...
Tip: Notation tips for creating worksheets
There is no requirement to use time signatures or meter, simply input your music without worrying about bars or barlines....
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
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...
Stay home and make music with Dorico and other Steinberg products
The best way those of us who are not working on the front lines in the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic can help our fellow citizens is to follow the advice of our countries' governments and the World Health Organisation: stay at home, keep your distance,...
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...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2