Steinberg Dorico Pro 3.5

What’s new in version 3.5

The release of version 3.5 sees a wide range of upgrades, enhancements and new features designed to boost your workflow and creativity. One of the most prominent new features is the VST Expression Maps. This new feature gives you unprecedented control over your virtual instruments, providing optimised handling of your library’s sounds and parameters. Using conditional switches within the VST Expression Maps allows you to dictate a number of rules for different parameters, for example, you can set it to trigger a particular sound when the note is shorter for more realistic expression.

Improvements have also been made to the guitar notation within Dorico, as well as enhancements to the interface, notation capabilities and part layouts. Also included is one of the most comprehensive Figure Bass features found in any music software. Other new features include: Pitch before duration input, chord diagrams, Music XML export and a whole host more.

Input your notation efficiently

Known for its convenient workflow, Dorico allows you to quickly score your music. Composers often work to strict deadlines, and nothing must stand in the way of creating your best work. Thankfully, Dorico has been developed with these strict working deadlines in mind. This allows you to craft incredible pieces with a range of shortcuts, and a workflow that allows you to immerse yourself in the music-making process. Dorico won’t hold you back. Intelligently adjusting notation as you input notes in an incredibly fast and efficient way.

For pros and beginners alike

Whether you’re a professional composer or a student of the craft, there is something for everyone with Dorico. It has a very streamlined user interface which makes it incredibly simple to implement your musical ideas. Learn new techniques and develop your skills by doing what matters most – creating amazing music. You can easily edit and make any changes you need to. And if you need to change your time signature or key then the software will adapt your notation to fit in line.

• VST Expression Maps: smarter, richer expression maps provide greater control over today’s sophisticated sample libraries [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Figured bass: the most sophisticated support for figured bass of any music notation software [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Pitch before duration input: quickly and easily try out ideas on your MIDI keyboard before committing them to your score. Ideal for Finale Speedy Entry users looking to add Dorico to their toolbox [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Guitar notation: extended support for hammer-on, pull-off, tapping, vibrato arm scoops, dips, bends and dives [Pro/ Elements/SE]
• Chord diagrams: add a grid showing the chord shapes used in your flow below the title with a single click [Pro/ Elements/SE]
• Condensing for divisi: it’s now simple to have beautiful multi-staff divided parts and for the conductor’s score to show a single, correctly labelled staff [Pro]
• Beams: more flexible beaming, including beams that start and end with rests [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Instrumental parts: create additional instrumental parts in different transpositions, making it easy to provide parts for flexible ensembles [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Music XML export: expanded MusicXML export, making it more practical to exchange music created in Dorico with users of other software [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Condensing for divisi: it’s now simple to have beautiful multi-staff divided parts and for the conductor’s score to show a single, correctly labelled staff. [Pro]
• Line editors: design your own horizontal and vertical lines with a suite of powerful editors. [Pro]
• Slurs: easier slur editing, smarter slur placement, improved collision avoidance, and refined appearance. [Pro]
• Options and Properties: easily and quickly navigate Dorico’s hundreds of options and properties with new alter and search features, putting everything at your fngertips.[Pro]
• Blank staves: quickly create empty staves for learning and teaching materials, with room for students to write their answers [Pro]
• User interface: customise the colours used for the page and the background behind it, improving accessibility for users with accessibility needs [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Hollywood-style parts: add extra blank staves to all the page with a single click [Pro/Elements/SE]
• Keda Indian Drum Basics: sounds for tabla, dhol, dholak and pakhawaj [Pro/Elements/SE]