MAKING NOTES
Dorico 5.1 released, with new Iconica Sketch sounds
We're excited to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 5.1, a free update for existing Dorico Pro 5, Dorico Elements 5, Dorico SE 5, and Dorico for iPad users – and for Dorico Pro and Dorico Elements users, we're thrilled to let you know that a brand new...
Dorico 5.0.20 update for macOS, Windows and iPadOS now available
We are pleased to release a second maintenance release for Dorico 5 across all supported platforms. This update is focused on fixing the problems experienced by some of our early adopters, though as always we have squeezed in a few useful improvements along the way....
Dorico 5.0.10 maintenance update now available
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 5.0.10, the first maintenance release for Dorico 5.0, which was released a week ago. This is a free update for existing Dorico Pro 5, Dorico Elements 5 and Dorico SE 5 users, and fixes a number of issues...
SHOWCASE
Karina Rivero’s Musical Ode to Adventure, #MadeWithDorico
Karina Rivero is a distinguished Mexican composer and music producer. Her most recent work Prevail – which she describes as "an ode to adventure" – was released on November 26, 2023. The impressive work was written for an 84-piece orchestra, choir and voices, and was...
Unveiling Piatti’s Unpublished Manuscripts: In Conversation with Michele Galvagno
Michele Galvagno is a professional Music Engraver and a graduated cello/music theory teacher with over twelve years of experience, creating the beautiful scores behind the Artistic Score Engraving label. Among his recent endeavours is the Piatti Opera Omnia – a...
Behind the Score: Orchestrator Bernard Duc and “His Dark Materials” at the BBC Proms
His Dark Materials is a fantasy TV Series produced by BBC One and HBO, based on the trilogy of Philip Pullman’s novels. The music of the series was written by Grammy-award winning Scottish composer Lorne Balfe. In late August this year, there was a medley of it...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Set page and background colors for late-night work
If you are working late at night you may prefer the interface a little less bright. In Preferences, choose...
Tip: Set a player as tacet for a movement
In Setup mode, select the player who should be tacet. Uncheck the flow the player is not present in. The tacet is created...
Tip: Rhythmic grid resolution
The rhythmic grid is used for many operations across Dorico. Moving the caret with the arrow keys; moving notes;...
OPINION
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
Dorico Q&A – With Our Head of the Scoring Team, Ben Timms
Continuing our new Q&A series, we spoke to Ben Timms
Meet The Team: Dorico Q&A – With Our Product Specialist John Barron
Continuing our new Q&A series, we spoke to Dorico product specialist John Barron
NEWS
Nacho Gonzalez: From Conducting the Hollywood Symphonic Orchestra to Teaching Interactive Scoring at Berklee College
Nacho Gonzalez Nappa is an award-winning composer and producer focusing on composing music for film and video games. Among his recent scores is Queering, a film nominated for the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, Kingdom Rush Vengeance, one of the...
Dorico 5.1.20 update brings engraving improvements
We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of another new Dorico 5 update, coming just a few weeks after the release of Dorico 5.1.10 in January. Dorico 5.1.20 is a free update for existing Dorico Pro 5, Dorico Elements 5 and Dorico SE users, and there's a...
Karina Rivero’s Musical Ode to Adventure, #MadeWithDorico
Karina Rivero is a distinguished Mexican composer and music producer. Her most recent work Prevail – which she describes as "an ode to adventure" – was released on November 26, 2023. The impressive work was written for an 84-piece orchestra, choir and voices, and was...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2