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
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...
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.
TUTORIALS
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Templates
Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony Orchestra library is available in three editions, Discover (£49 or free), Core (£399) and Pro (£899). We have created some Dorico project templates and playback templates for this library so that you can use it more easily in our projects...
Tip: Quickly find and set properties
In Dorico 3.5, you can open the properties panel using the key command Alt+8. Doing this puts the focus in the new Search...
Tip: Create your own blank manuscript paper
Display blank staves in any music frame by using the Flow Filter in Engrave mode (make sure the Frames editing mode is...
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
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Templates
Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony Orchestra library is available in three editions, Discover (£49 or free), Core (£399) and Pro (£899). We have created some Dorico project templates and playback templates for this library so that you can use it more easily in our projects...
Supporting Music Research in a Digital Era
At Steinberg we are proud to support initiatives that promote innovation in the field of music. It’s been almost a year since we established a new partnership with UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music (AIM) – a leading PhD research...
#DoricoSwitchStories – Share yours with us today!
Many of the thousands of musicians who are using Dorico today started out with a different music notation program. There are many thousands more who are interested in trying Dorico but are worried about making the switch, because they are afraid it will be too...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2