MAKING NOTES
Dorico 1.1 released with chord symbols, repeat endings and much more
Dorico 1.1 has been released today. This fourth update to Dorico – following 1.0.10 in November, 1.0.20 in December, and 1.0.30 at the end of February, between them adding more than 500 improvements and fixes – is the most significant update yet, itself bringing many...
Dorico 1.0.30 update released, with over 120 improvements
We are pleased to announce that the third maintenance release for Dorico, version 1.0.30, is now available as a free update for all existing users (including users of the free 30-day trial version). This update doesn't add many major features – though we are working...
Development diary, part 16
We are preparing to release the next Dorico update, version 1.0.30, which focuses on improving playback, fixing bugs, provides new tools for working with rests, and adds a few other small features. At the same time, we are also working on the next update, which is...
Development diary, part 15
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...
Development diary, part 14
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 are so...
Development diary, part 13
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...
Development diary, part 12
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...
Development diary, part 11
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...
Development diary, part 10
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...
Development diary, part nine
As the year draws to a close, thoughts naturally turn to the events of the past twelve months, and indeed to the promise of the year ahead. For us, the past year represents a lot of forward progress on our project, but the year ahead will bring more milestones on the...