![]() ![]() I have been a heavy Finale user for over 10 years. I can't advise you in AppleWorld, and I haven't even heard of Dorico, but of course that won't stop me from unsolicited bloviation so, feel free to apply grains of salt. ![]() Thanks for any thoughts you care to share. One of my frustrations with Finale is there doesn't seem to be any concept of voice leading in the midi chords generated from chord symbols - does anyone know whether Dorico does that better? Has anybody else made that switch and have any comments on how easy or difficult the transition is and whether it's worth it? I frequently write lead sheets with chord symbols in Finale and then export as midi into Logic to use as the starting point for recording projects. I'm also intrigued by the thought of switching from Finale (which I've used for years) to Dorico, both because there is an iPad version in addition to the Mac (and the iPad version is getting continually developed), and it seems to have a much more coherent user experience than Finale. Has anybody else gone down that road and have any comments? So I'm thinking of putting most of my investment in an iPad Pro, and then getting a less expensive M1 Mac Mini for Finale and Logic. But I still use the Mac for music notation in Finale and recording in Logic (I was hoping to see Logic for iPad in today's WWDC announcements, but no such luck). I've been to some chamber music concerts lately where I've seen players using the large 12.9" MacBook Pros for reading music, and I think that size would make it possible to read two pages of music side-by-side. I find I'm doing much of my music activity on the iPad - reading music at sessions or gigs (mostly in iGigBook), JustDrones for practicing intonation, occasional iRealPro, listening for transcribing in TempoSloMo, etc. For further information about Dorico, see Ī 30 day free trial is available on the Dorico website, and discounts for purchase are available for OCA students please contact Carla Rees – further information.I've reached the point where I'm contemplating a tech upgrade to replace my aging Mac and iPad (both from 2013). We are confident that it can output work at the required level for OCA courses and beyond, and feel it will give students a greater versatility in their composition work. It has the sort of flexibility of layout that one might see in a Desktop Publishing package, and a detailed support package available on Facebook, YouTube and via Steinberg themselves. There are different modes for entering notes, engraving (polishing the final layout) and playback, and a sequencer-style piano roll is also included. There are many features which we like – for example the ability to have different time signatures for different parts (or different hands of the piano), and the ability to create customisable key signatures. ![]() When it was created, Sibelius was made with the intention of copying already notated scores into digital format, but in recent years, many people have been using it to compose music, as well as for outputting demo recordings of scores.ĭorico is a versatile program which tries to develop some of these areas, while also providing an excellent platform for engraving scores. Dorico is a new notation program, made by the creators of Sibelius, which seeks to solve many of the problems encountered by composers today. We are delighted to announce that we are adding Dorico to our approved software list, and all students may now submit work in either Sibelius or Dorico files. This means that students can get extra credit for going beyond the default settings and for presenting work that is in accordance with professional notation conventions.Īs a result of this necessity, we have required all students to present their work using Sibelius this has been the industry standard for a number of years and it is capable of producing work to the required levels. It is important that the assessors are experienced in the choice of software used, allowing them to judge the student’s original work and to recognise how much of the presentation is automatically generated within the program. ![]() OCA music students are required to submit digital versions of their scores for assessment, and a proportion of the marks are given for the quality of typesetting and presentation of notation. ![]()
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