by Daniel Spreadbury | Oct 3, 2016 | Design, MAKING NOTES
It feels quite strange to say, but this is the final instalment of the Dorico development diary before the first version of the software is released. As October begins, so too does the fourth quarter of the year, and Dorico will be available to buy before the winter...
by Daniel Spreadbury | Jun 29, 2016 | Design, MAKING NOTES
When we finally announced Dorico’s name last month, and let you know when you will finally be able to use it for yourself, we were inundated with responses on Facebook, Twitter, on the new dedicated Dorico forum on our web site, and by email. Knowing that there...
by Daniel Spreadbury | Mar 23, 2016 | Design, MAKING NOTES
Since the last diary instalment just before Christmas, another three months has very nearly sped past, and as winter finally gives way to spring here in London, we can reflect on the progress we have made over the dark and cold months now behind us, and look forward...
by Daniel Spreadbury | Dec 14, 2015 | Design, MAKING NOTES
It’s been a long time since the last entry in this diary, and as the year draws to its close, I know there is an appetite for news on how our project is progressing. I hope this update will bring you some festive cheer and excitement for the year ahead. The past...
by Daniel Spreadbury | Jun 29, 2015 | Design, MAKING NOTES
After the last instalment’s detailed discussion of beam grouping and sloping, today’s development update is going to focus on some of the issues around laying out a page of music, in particular working in the horizontal dimension, including casting off and...
by Daniel Spreadbury | Mar 6, 2015 | Design, MAKING NOTES
As a wise man once said, there are as many rules of music engraving as there are music engravers. This is a joke, of course, but perhaps only half of one: although there are certain aspects of how music notation should be presented that more or less everybody can...
