Dorico 3: The New Features Explained
Doug Zangar brings you a comprehensive Dorico 3 video tutorial series! Learn all about the new features added in version 3 and how to use them when writing your music and scores. This series is for users who already know how to use Dorico and want to learn about the new version 3 features.
Videos
• Interface, Settings & Olympus Choir Micro (04:25) - Learn about Dorico's darker look, some under-the-hood improvements, new MIDI preference settings, and take a tour of the Olympus Choir Micro and hear it in action.
• Condensing Overview (07:49) - This video takes you through the basics of viewing and customizing your condensed Score View. Then the options available in Layout, Engraving and Note Input are covered, as well as Note Entry techniques across multiple staves.
• Guitar Notation: Set Up (05:46) - This video shows how to bring in and prepare a fretted instrument for tablature.
• Guitar Notation: Notes (07:12) - See how to enter notes in Tablature using the computer keyboard and a MIDI controller. Then explore how to reassign pitches to different strings and be aware of Dorico's warnings for problem notes.
• Guitar Notation: Options (04:17) - This video covers the options available for the look of Tablature, Layout, Engraving and Notation, along with number fonts.
• Guitar Notation: Bends (06:44) - Learn how to notate string bends with multiple methods for adding pre-bends and bends. Converting notes to dead notes and harmonics is also shown.
• Guitar Notation: Numbering (05:17) - See how to add string numbers and create a slide to your guitar parts.
• Guitar Notation: Fingering (05:18) - Discover how use a popover to add right and left hand fingerings, edit the look in Layout, Engraving and Text options, as well as the properties panel.
• Guitar Notation: Chord Diagrams (09:03) - Explore how to assign chords to players, enter and edit chord diagrams, and view all available chords fingers of the selected chord.
• Chord Symbol & Slash Regions (03:49) - Learn how to create these two regions, edit the selection, and toggle highlighting.
• Navigation (03:51) - See the differences between Write and Engrave mode navigation and learn the new methods available to use the arrow keys in Write mode.
• Notation Improvements Pt. 1 (07:09) - Numerous items are covered and explained here including Bar Number Placement, Multi-Bar Rests, Extend Duration, Dynamic Intensity, Poco/Molto Position options, Clef Viewing choices and Staff Label numbering.
• Notation Improvements Pt. 2 (05:13) - Continuing on, learn all about the new features such as Glissando line playback, the Slur Arpeggio, Trills using diminished 2nds and an Ossia system line option.
• Playback Improvements (04:06) - Explore improvements made to features including Play from Selection, Percussion Dynamics, Suppressed Playback, Toggle Metronome, Swing 16th support and Beat Stress Option.
• Grouped Playing Techniques (06:38) - Along with Continuation Lines, learn how to create in Step-Time Input, by Selection and by Grouping existing techniques. Edit methods are covered as well.
• Harp Pedaling (06:26) - See the new Layout Options for how to express Harp Pedaling, including the different methods of typing in Harp Pedaling, or let Dorico do it for you. View choices in Engraving Options and Overrides in the Properties pcanel is also explained and explored.
• Playback Templates (09:05) - Learn to create Custom Playback Templates by first creating Single and Group Instrument Endpoint configurations, and then combine those into Custom Playback Templates and assign to any Project.
• MIDI Editing (07:39) - Check out the powerful MIDI monitoring feature and how to work with Velocity and Pitch Bend, including how to set up Independent Voice Playback for two Articulations on a Part.
• Project Info (04:50) - See how the new Modeless Project Window can create, edit and copy Flow Information, which allows you to apply your work to one or multiple flows.
• Tokens (07:17) - Tokens now have a non-indexed menu and sub-menus to choose from, making Text Insertion easy and quick. See how to use and modify these, and incorporate SMuFl glyphs. Also shown is the reset fingering feature and the new Replace Missing Fonts preference.
• Lyrics (05:11) - Discover how to adjust the vertical position of one or more systems of lyrics. Get tips on using the Lyrics Popover to paste and edit lyrics and see how to use the Edit Line of the Lyrics Window.
• Comments (04:26) - Creating, editing, deleting and replying to comments is explained and explored, as well as how to customize your name and initials fields and save comments as an XML file.