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Dorico manual1/28/2024 ![]() I might understand that notes after the current note will need to be pushed forward, I mean that’s what insert is all about, right? But I refuse to accept that inserting a note would affect the notes before the insertion point. So no, if I’m in insert mode, I want to insert there and then. MuseScore is a great example, but to their credit it’s free so they can do whatever they like, it’s their hobby after all. Again, it’s not just Dorico, it’s all over the place. And if the documentation doesn’t explain why and how the software might change notes before the deleted note, that is even a bigger problem.īut THE biggest problem is the devs pulling Steve Jobs on users “ur holding it wrong”. I just want notation sw to be my pen and paper, and if it can highlight the grammatical errors and PROPOSE the corrections, that’s mighty splendid.īut if I’m entering notes without even a time signature and software changes what I never told it to change in order for my notes to fit some kind of “rhythmic grid” (again, I did not even have bars in place yet!), that is a problem. Yes, that works really well from the implementation point of view, but it’s an utter rubbish when it comes to user experience. Yet, notation software (not just Dorico) builds on musical grammar first and prohibits any grammatically incorrect music to exist at any given time. Actually plenty of us find text editors way too much agressive (with styles and everything) and we are turning to markdown where we have complete control. I don’t want my text editor to be smart and change a sentence to be grammatically correct while I’m typing, making an entirely different meaning out of it. It sounds like you’re putting your second note in the wrong place (only an eighth after the first note, not a quarter after the first note), and Dorico is then shortening the previous note in order to put the new note where you’re telling Dorico to put it. How are you inserting notes? Dorico marks out a rhythmic grid. In my view, it’s either a bug in the program or in the manual, as clearly the two do not match! Note that the documentation doesn’t say a thing about the notes before the caret, so don’t say I should have read the manual. Any existing notes after the caret are pushed ahead to subsequent rhythmic positions.” “Notes are inserted before existing notes, without overriding any existing notes at rhythmic positions after the caret. Which seems to be exactly what Dorico manual says about insert mode: For the life of me I can’t figure out what the logic behind this is.Ĭoming from different background, if I’m in insert mode in vi, I expect it to insert whatever garbage I might type without changing letters before or after. If I try to insert a note after a quarter note, Dorico changes that quarter note to an eight note, regardless of what the inserted note duration is. I have a flow without rhythmic signature and bars. The online manual from VSL is available here: Dorico Quickstart VSL Playback Templates – Manualįor details on installation and how to use these templates there is a short tutorial video from Paul at VSL and watch our Discover Dorico live stream session where we go into the detail about how to use the Synchron-ized Special Edition library with Dorico.Why does Dorico change the previous note duration when I insert a note after it? You can download the playback templates installer by logging into your MyVSL account and visiting the Notation Related section and you can also download the demo projects from the Tutorials/Templates section. Using a playback template means that each instrument in Dorico is automatically mapped to the corresponding instrument in your VSL library – the samples will be loaded and the correct expression map assigned so that all the available playback techniques are available. They have also created playback templates for some of their Synchron libraries (Strings Pro, Elite Strings, Brass, Harp, Woodwinds) including the Synchron Prime Edition. VSL have created some Dorico playback templates for all the volumes so that you can quickly and easily start using them with Dorico, either by choosing them at any time from the Play > Playback Templates menu or even making it your default playback template from the Dorico Preferences menu. You can buy individual volumes or a bundle package of all the volumes. The Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions library comprises of 7 volumes of instruments (and two additional ‘PLUS’ volumes) from an Essential Orchestra up to a large-scale orchestra, which can even include historic instruments such as Ophicleide, Serpent and Glass Harmonica.
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