Getting Started
- Dorico First Steps Guide – a comprehensive guide to learning Dorico via online guide or PDF (also available as a live video follow-along)
- Dorico SE video playlist – designed for Dorico SE, but suitable for learning the basics of Dorico Elements and Pro too
- Dorico How-To Videos – learn more about each mode in Dorico (Setup, Write, Engrave, Play, Print) with these video playlists
- Getting Started PDF – a 4-page simple option to complete a little project, find out where things are, and even learn some shortcuts
- Quick Reference card – downloadable reference for shortcuts, including a printable poster
Help
- Dorico online manual – Steinberg.help has all the regularly updated documentation for any version of Dorico available in your browser or PDF
- MySteinberg – your personal Steinberg account to register your software. When you buy a new computer, reactivate your license here
- Dorico Forum – discuss and raise suggestions with the Dorico team
- Facebook group – chat with the Dorico community. Groups available in English, Deutsch, Français, Português, Dansk, Italia and Spanish
- Latest installers – need to reinstall? Download your software from the Steinberg Download Assistant. Alternatively you can find the latest Dorico 4 installers here (and earlier versions can be found in our support portal)
- Support Team – raise a ticket with our support team
Useful Knowledge Base Articles
- Steinberg Download Assistant Guide
- Support videos for installing, activating and licensing questions
- No sound in other applications
- Sound/playback problems? – Troubleshooting video with a list of specific issues in the video description
Third Party Resources
- ‘Getting Started with Dorico 3.5’ book – by Darren Jones from musictechtuition.com
- Stream Deck Profile for Dorico – NotationExpress from NotationCentral.com
- Keyboards and covers with Dorico shortcuts – from KBCovers.com
- Shortcut stickers with Dorico shortcuts – from ShortcutStickers.com
Tutorials
- #TipsTuesday – very quick weekly tips to help your workflow
- Discover Dorico – monthly YouTube live stream
- YouTube channel – hundreds of free, useful videos from the Dorico team
- Dorico Basics: Notation Tools and Techniques – purchase a video tutorial from NotationCentral.com
- Groove3 video tutorials – purchase a video tutorial from Groove3.com
Training
One-to-one or group training in person or online with a Steinberg Certified trainer. If you can’t find somebody in your area please get in touch and we’ll put you in touch with somebody suitable.
- Notation Central – with Leo Nicholson (UK) or Philip Rothman (USA)
- Ricardo Matosinhos – based in Portgual
- Marcel Vonesch – based in Switzerland
- Alex Markham – The DAW Tutor – based in UK
- Darren Jones – Music Tech Tuition – based in UK
- James Blennerhassett – based in Ireland
If you currently offer training and would like to become Steinberg certified, please see this article for details.
Playback Templates
Playback templates (containing endpoint setups, expression maps and percussion maps) are available for various sample libraries.
- Garritan JABB (zip) – right-click and download this playback template
- NotePerformer – the Dorico playback template is included in the NotePerformer installer
- Orchestral Tools – Berklee (zip) – right-click and download this playback template
- SoundIron Olympus Choir Elements – upgrade from the Micro version in Dorico Elements & Pro
- Steinberg Iconica – for Iconica Sections & Players, including an optional VEPro template
- Steinberg VST instruments – individual instruments available from Steinberg (CI Marimba, Harpsichord 1738, Electric Bass, TGuitar etc)
- Spitfire Abbey Road Two Professional (zip) – right-click and save the playback template
- Spitfire BBCSO – for Discover, Core and Pro
- Spitfire Eric Whitacre Choir
- VSL Synchron-ized – for Synchron, Synchron-ized and Prime Edition libraries
If you can’t find what you need here, try this forum post for templates from other Dorico users or asking on our forum
Fonts
Dorico uses the Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) to map the thousands of musical symbols required. If you’d like to add additional music fonts to Dorico, you can purchase SMuFL fonts from an increasing number of sources such as:
Termine
- Termine – Livestreams, Seminare, Workshops etc. in deutscher Sprache
Hilfe
- Dorico Erste Schritte – ein umfassender Leitfaden zum Erlernen von Dorico – Online oder als PDF
- Deutsche Tastaturkürzel-Referenzkarte als PDF
- Deutsche Tastaturkürzel-Referenzkarte als A3 PDF Poster
- Dorico Online-Handbuch – Steinberg.help bietet eine regelmäßig aktualisierte Online-Dokumentation für alle Versionen von Dorico an. Ebenso ist eine PDF-Version verfügbar
- MySteinberg – Nutzen Sie Ihren persönlichen Steinberg-Account um Ihre Software zu registrieren oder zu reaktivieren
- Dorico Forum – Diskutieren Sie mit anderen Anwendern und kommen Sie mit den Entwicklern in Kontakt
- Facebook Gruppe – Treten Sie der deutschen Dorico Facebookgruppe bei.
- Aktuelle Installationsdateien – Neuinstallation? Hier finden Sie die aktuellen Dorico-Installationsdateien.
- Support Team – Wenn Sie weitere Hilfe benötigen, wenden Sie sich bitte an unser Support-Team und reichen ein Ticket nach der Anmeldung an Ihrem MySteinberg Account ein.
Nützliche Knowledge Base-Artikel
Tutorials
- Dorico auf Deutsch – Monatlicher YouTube-Livestream mit Markus Hartmann
- Hochschule Luzern Musik – Tutorial Videos in deutscher Sprache
Training
- Marcel Vonesch – in Switzerland